Glossary

Confidential Computing

Confidential computing protects data even while it is being used - like a secure room where you can work on secrets safely.

What is Confidential Computing?

Technology that protects data while it is being processed by using hardware-based trusted execution environments.

Why Should You Care?

Traditional encryption protects data at rest and in transit. Confidential computing adds protection during processing.

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Real-World Example

Sensitive data is processed in cloud TEEs where even the cloud provider cannot access the plaintext.

How to Protect Against Confidential Computing

  1. 1.

    Evaluate confidential computing for sensitive workloads

  2. 2.

    Pilot confidential computing for regulated data

Related Terms

Tee, Sgx, Encryption

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