Intel TDX meets the Confidential Computing Consortium (CCC) standard for hardware-enforced memory protection not controlled by the cloud provider, all while delivering minimal performance impact with no code changes. By Mark Russinovich Chief Technology Officer and Technical Fellow, Microsoft Azure.
The CCC defines confidential computing as the protection of data in use by performing computations in a hardware-based Trusted Execution Environment (TEE).
The article then dives into:
- Azure and Intel enable innovative use cases
- Intel TDX extends Azure’s existing confidential computing offerings
- Removing trust in the hypervisor
- Establishing trust via attestation
- Confidential computing takes off
- Azure’s vision for the confidential cloud
Customers use confidential computing with Intel processors to achieve higher levels of data privacy and mitigate risks associated with unauthorized access to sensitive data or intellectual property. They are leveraging innovative solutions such as data clean rooms to accelerate the development of new healthcare therapies, and privacy-preserving digital asset management solutions for the financial industry. Interesting read!
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