Assessing whether a system is safe, requires understanding the system sufficiently. If the system depends on Linux, it is important to understand Linux within that system context and how Linux is used in that system. The challenge is selecting Linux components and features that can be evaluated for safety and identifying gaps that exist where more work is needed to evaluate safety sufficiently. The ELISA project has taken on the challenge to make it easier for companies to build and certify Linux-based safety-critical applications. This talk will be given by Shuah Khan from the Linux Foundation to give an overview of the ELISA project and its technical strategy.