Confidential Computing: Protecting Data in Use

Confidential computing protects data during processing.

Data Protection States

- At rest: Encrypted storage
- In transit: TLS encryption
- In use: Confidential computing ✓

Technology

- Trusted Execution Environments (TEE)
- Intel SGX enclaves
- AMD SEV
- ARM TrustZone

Use Cases

- Multi-party computation
- Secure analytics
- Healthcare data processing
- Financial transactions
- AI model protection

Cloud support: Azure Confidential Computing, GCP Confidential VMs, AWS Nitro Enclaves.