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Confidential Computing Basics

Protect data in use

Confidential computing leverages trusted execution environments to keep data encrypted in memory, isolating workloads from hosts or clouds; use cases include secure ML, multi-party compute, and regulated data processing.

Core Idea

Run code in TEEs so data stays encrypted in memory.

Use Cases

Secure ML, key management, multi-tenant isolation, joint analytics.

Considerations

Attestation, performance overhead, and hardware support.

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