Chains of Trust in Confidential Computing

Explore the various chains of trust required to preserve confidentiality in Confidential Computing implementations during this 33-minute KVM Forum talk. Delve into the use cases for Confidential Virtual Machines, Containers, and Clusters, examining the root of trust, proof mechanisms, verification processes, and outcomes of successful verification for each scenario. Discover techniques and technologies such as local and remote attestation, firmware-based certification, virtual TPM implementations, and attested TLS. Gain insights into the different requirements for attesting execution environments, workloads, users, and nodes joining clusters in the context of Confidential Computing.

Chains of trust in Confidential Computing