DATA-IN-USE PROTECTION FOR AI

Confidential Compute

Run AI inside hardware Trusted Execution Environments, so your data, models, and prompts stay encrypted in memory while they are being processed — protected even from the infrastructure operator and privileged administrators. Use powerful infrastructure, including public cloud, without exposing your most sensitive data.

Encrypted In Use

Data and models stay encrypted in memory inside a TEE — not just at rest and in transit — using hardware such as AMD SEV-SNP and Intel TDX.

Remote Attestation

Cryptographic proof a workload runs in a genuine, untampered TEE before any secret, key, or model is released to it.

Use the Cloud Safely

Reach hyperscale capacity and GPU availability while your data and models stay protected from the cloud platform itself, with the keys held by you.

Definition

Confidential compute runs AI workloads inside hardware-based Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) so data and models stay encrypted in memory during processing — not only at rest and in transit. The hardware isolates the workload even from the infrastructure operator and privileged administrators, and remote attestation cryptographically proves the environment's integrity before any secret, key, or model is released to it.

Most encryption protects data at rest and in transit but leaves it exposed in memory while it is actually being used. Sovereign confidential compute closes that gap, letting you use powerful infrastructure — from your own hardware to public cloud — without surrendering confidentiality of your most sensitive data and models. The AI OS supports confidential compute across deployment targets — on-premises and on Azure Local, as well as in public cloud, where Microsoft Azure is available today, with further platforms planned.

Where it fits

Confidential Compute in the Scrydon platform

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A closer look

Confidential Compute in depth

Sovereign Foundations

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The AI OS only works if it can be trusted. Every layer of the platform rests on a zero-trust infrastructure and identity foundation that operates consistently from fully air-gapped on-premises deployments through to hyperscale cloud environments. Sovereignty is not a feature added on top — it is the condition under which everything else operates.

  • Zero-trust architecture: Continuous verification for every request, every user, and every workload — no implicit trust, even inside the perimeter.
  • Federated identity: Seamless integration with your existing IdP (SAML, OAuth 2.0, OIDC) for unified, policy-enforced access control.
  • Air-gapped deployment: Run the complete platform with no external network dependencies — ideal for defence, critical national infrastructure, and classified workloads.
  • Confidential computing: Hardware-level encryption of data in use via AMD SEV-SNP and Intel SGX, protecting workloads even from infrastructure administrators.

Deployment Options: From Air-gapped to Cloud

HOW IT WORKS

AI workloads inside a Trusted Execution Environment

Confidential compute processes the entire AI workload — data, model weights, and prompts — inside hardware-isolated enclaves. The CPU and GPU encrypt memory during execution, and keys and secrets are released only after the environment proves its integrity through attestation.

  • Trusted Execution EnvironmentsHardware-isolated enclaves built on AMD SEV-SNP and Intel TDX keep workloads separated from the host.

  • Encrypted memoryData and model weights stay encrypted in memory while they are being processed, not only at rest and in transit.

  • Remote attestationCryptographic proof that the workload runs in a genuine, unmodified TEE before secrets, keys, or models are provisioned.

  • Customer-held keysYou hold the keys; the infrastructure operator and administrators cannot read your data in use.

DEPLOYMENT OPTIONS

Where you can run confidential compute

The AI OS is designed to run confidential workloads across deployment targets — on your own hardware, on Azure Local, and in public cloud. In the cloud, Microsoft Azure is supported today with confidential VMs and GPUs, and further platforms are planned.

  • Microsoft AzureRun the AI OS on Azure confidential VMs and GPUs (AMD SEV-SNP, Intel TDX) for encrypted-in-use AI at hyperscale. Available today.

  • On-Premises & Azure LocalRun confidential VMs and GPUs on your own hardware, in your datacentre or on Azure Local.

  • More platforms plannedSupport for additional confidential compute targets is on the roadmap as the hardware and cloud ecosystem matures.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is confidential compute?+
Confidential compute runs workloads inside hardware-based Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) so data and models stay encrypted in memory during processing — not only at rest and in transit. The hardware isolates the workload even from the infrastructure operator and privileged administrators, and remote attestation proves the environment's integrity before secrets are released.
Which platforms are supported today?+
Microsoft Azure is the supported cloud platform today, using Azure confidential VMs and GPUs built on AMD SEV-SNP and Intel TDX. Support for further confidential compute platforms is planned.
Is data protected from the cloud operator?+
Yes. With confidential compute, memory is encrypted by the CPU and GPU hardware and the keys are controlled by you. The cloud operator and infrastructure administrators cannot read your data or models while they are being processed.
What is remote attestation?+
Remote attestation is cryptographic proof that a workload is running in a genuine, unmodified Trusted Execution Environment. The AI OS uses it to ensure secrets, keys, and models are only released to an environment whose integrity has been verified.
Why run sovereign AI on a hyperscaler at all?+
Confidential compute lets you use hyperscale capacity and GPU availability while keeping data and models cryptographically protected from the cloud platform — combining cloud scale with the confidentiality regulated and sovereignty-conscious organisations require.

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