Caching Without Marshal - Migrating to MessagePack in Ruby

Explore the risks and benefits of replacing Ruby's Marshal with MessagePack for caching in this RailsConf 2022 talk. Delve into the inner workings of Marshal, understanding its ability to transform objects into binary blobs and the associated dangers, such as broken deploys and potential remote code execution vulnerabilities. Learn about the migration process to MessagePack, a more compact binary serialization format with stricter typing and reduced magic. Discover why this unconventional approach might be beneficial for your Ruby on Rails projects, and gain insights into implementing a safer caching strategy without compromising on functionality.

RailsConf 2022 - Caching Without Marshal by Chris Salzberg