Confidential Computing

Technical Explanation

Traditional encryption protected data 'at rest' (on disk) and 'in transit' (on the wire), but left data completely exposed 'in use' (in plaintext RAM memory), allowing rogue cloud administrators or compromised hypervisors to dump encryption keys and subscriber data. 6G Confidential Computing executes core network functions and user AI models inside hardware Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) that cryptographically encrypt CPU memory buses, rendering plaintext memory invisible even to the server root administrator.

Key Functions

• Hardware-enforced memory encryption protecting data 'in use' during CPU processing
• Complete isolation from compromised hypervisors, cloud host operating systems, and rogue admins
• Hardware remote attestation cryptographically proving code integrity before execution
• Hosting multi-tenant subscriber databases and proprietary enterprise AI models securely
• Standardized across AMD SEV-SNP, Intel TDX, and ARM Confidential Compute Architecture (CCA)