Confidential Computing Resources and References - Confidential Computing Deep Dive

Use this curated collection of confidential computing standards, research papers, documentation, and open-source projects to learn more about TEEs, remote attestation, confidential virtual machines, and CNCF Confidential Containers.

Curated Resource List¶

For a comprehensive list of Confidential Computing resources, tools, papers, and projects:

awesome-confidential-computing — a curated list covering hardware, software, attestation services, use cases, and learning resources.

Standards & Specifications¶

Resource	Description
IETF RATS RFC 9334	Remote ATtestation procedureS (RATS) architecture
Confidential Computing Consortium	Industry consortium defining CC standards and terminology
TCG TPM Summary	Trusted Platform Module specification
TCG Root of Trust	Root of Trust definition and functions

Papers & Further Reading¶

Resource	Description
Securing Remote Computation (2016)	Foundational paper on the problem CC solves
Building Trust into OS Images for CoCo	dm-verity and integrity protection for CVM images
Policing a Sandbox — CoCo	Policy enforcement for CoCo workloads
CoCo Architecture	Full CoCo architecture documentation