Confidential Computing

Security paradigm protecting data in use through hardware-based Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) like Intel SGX, AMD SEV, ARM TrustZone. Quantum-resistant confidential computing combines TEEs with PQC protecting encrypted data during processing. Prevents cloud providers, OS, hypervisor from accessing computation data. Critical for quantum-safe cloud and sensitive workloads.

Data encrypted at rest and in transit, but vulnerable during processing in CPU/memory. Confidential computing protects computation. Quantum computers threaten encryption - quantum-resistant confidential computing ensures complete data lifecycle protection.

Enables quantum-safe cloud computing for sensitive workloads. Healthcare organizations process patient data in quantum-secure TEEs. Financial institutions perform confidential analytics. Governments protect classified processing in public clouds.