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Last updated: April 29, 2026
Confidential Computing = data encrypted in use, not just at rest and in transit. Hardware-based memory encryption.
Confidential Computing = data encrypted in use, not just at rest and in transit. Hardware-based memory encryption.
GCP options
- Confidential VMs — based on AMD SEV-SNP or Intel TDX
- Confidential GKE Nodes — same hardware for K8s workloads
- Confidential Spaces — for multi-party computation
Use cases
- Process sensitive data without exposing to cloud admin
- Multi-party data analysis without sharing raw data
- ML model training with private datasets
- Regulatory requirement for “data in use” protection
Performance
5-15% overhead vs standard VMs in 2026 hardware. Better than the early 2022 generation.
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