architecture published in 2024, has only ring 0 and ring 3. Ring 1 and 2 were to be removed under X86S since modern operating systems never utilize them.

Implementations

Multiple rings of protection were among the most revolutionary concepts introduced by the Multics operating system, a highly secure predecessor of today's Unix family of operating systems. The GE 645 mainframe computer did have some hardware access control, including

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