Intel® Trust Authority Pilot

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Frequently Asked Questions

Confidential computing is an approach focused on helping to secure data in use. The efforts can enable encrypted data to be processed in memory while lowering the risk of exposing it to the rest of the system, thereby reducing the potential for sensitive data to be exposed while providing a higher degree of control and transparency for users.

At the core of confidential computing is an isolated, hardware-based Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) where trusted software can access confidential data. Data is only released to the TEE for decryption & processing when authorized by the owner's key. The TEE can be verified through a process called attestation, which helps assure users their TEE is genuine and correctly configured.

A trusted execution environment (TEE) is a secure area of a main processor. It protects code and data loaded inside with respect to confidentiality and integrity. Data integrity—prevents unauthorized entities from altering data when any entity outside the TEE processes data, Code integrity—the code in the TEE cannot be replaced or modified by unauthorized entities.

Attestation of a Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) is the dynamic measuring of the health of the isolated execution technology and is based on building a trust chain from the manufacturer to the last power cycle of the device.

Intel Trust Authority is a suite of trust and security services. It provides our customers assurance that their apps and data are protected on the platform of their choice, including multiple cloud, edge and on-premises environments.
In its first release, Intel Trust Authority takes Confidential Computing to the next level with a Zero Trust attestation SaaS that verifies the trustworthiness of compute assets at the network, edge, and in the cloud. Intel Trust Authority attests to the validity of Intel Confidential Computing environments, also known as Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs).

Intel Trust Authority has achieved ISO 27001:2022 certification. The Confidential Computing attestation service is committed to delivering best practices in security controls, information technology and cybersecurity to our clients and their customers. For more information: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/quality/corporate-certifications/directory.html.