Trust is not a security property. It’s what systems fall back to when verification is impossible.

Most software still works this way, but regulatory frameworks are shifting expectations toward traceability and transparency, not just security claims.

We wrote about what changes when systems become verifiable: https://caution.co/blog/on-transparency.html

#SelfPromo #Security #VerifiableCompute #ConfidentialCompute

Verify, don't trust

We've built an entire digital world on blind trust. That's not a security model, it's the absence of one.

Caution

Secure enclaves are still underused, and many #confidentialcompute deployments amount to security theater.

Most platforms can attest that something hasn’t changed, but not what code is actually running, since PCRs can’t usually be reproduced from source.

Relying on a single vendor’s attestation engine also creates a real single point of failure.

Isolation and attestation without reproducibility or platform diversity isn’t sufficient for high-security systems.

#verifiablecompute #security

Arm #ConfidentialCompute Architecture enables us to protect data and code wherever computing happens.🔏Check out this session from #LinaroConnect 2025 where Arm shares the latest enablement updates as well as future plans👉 https://ow.ly/74YR50WqGjT #CCA #LIS25 #TBT
Learning about #confidentialcompute on #kubernetes in Moritz Eckert's #KCDMunich talk.
@teriradichel Have you looked into hyperscaler‘s #confidentialcompute offerings?
GitHub - confidential-containers/community: Confidential Containers Community

Confidential Containers Community. Contribute to confidential-containers/community development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Homomorphic algorithms are a way towards *actually* confidential cloud computing. While this isn't translating #WebAssembly bytecode to tickle my fancy, it's an important step:
https://jeremykun.com/2023/02/13/googles-fully-homomorphic-encryption-compiler-a-primer/
#confidentialcompute
Google’s Fully Homomorphic Encryption Compiler — A Primer

Back in May of 2022 I transferred teams at Google to work on Fully Homomorphic Encryption (newsletter announcement). Since then I’ve been working on a variety of projects in the space, includ…

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