Enhance Application Security
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX) is a set of instructions that increases the security of application code and data, giving them more protection from disclosure or modification. Developers can partition sensitive information into enclaves, which are areas of execution in memory with more security protection.
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A New Approach
Help protect selected code and data from disclosure or modification. Partition applications into enclaves in memory that increase security. Enclaves have hardware-assisted confidentiality and integrity-added protections to help prevent access from processes at higher privilege levels. Through attestation services, a relying party can receive some verification on the identity of an application enclave before launch. With these capabilities, your applications are prepared for more security.
What Customers Are Doing
Microsoft Azure* Confidential Computing with Intel SGX
Learn how Microsoft* is collaborating with Intel to enhance security in the cloud, helping keep data and code more protected while in use.
Learn how IBM leverages Intel SGX to help protect data in-use with IBM Cloud* Data Shield.
Runtime Encryption Technology in the Cloud
Fortanix* leverages Intel SGX enclaves to enable an environment that increases protection for keys, data, and applications.
Use Cases
Key Management
Use enclaves to help manage cryptographic keys and provide HSM-like functionality.
Blockchain
Help increase privacy and security for transaction processing, consensus, smart contracts, and key storage.
Privacy-Enhancing Analytics & Workloads
Provide additional privacy and enable isolation for multiparty joint computation on sensitive data.
Applications at Runtime
Run unmodified applications within enclaves.
Hardware-Enhanced Content Protection
Aid content owners with protecting their intellectual property through unaltered or unmodified streaming.
Enhanced Application & Data Protection
For increased protection, assist with running secure code and isolating data.
Edge Computing
Assist with securing IoT edge devices to cloud and client communications.
Digital Wallet
Provide more defense to help secure payments and transactions.
Communications & Messaging
Help secure communications between the sender and recipient.
Featured Topics
Help Protect Data in Use with Azure Confidential Computing
Enhance code and data protection while it's in use in the cloud.
Support for Third-Party Attestation
Learn about the services and primitives available for building attestation infrastructure using standard public key algorithms.
Industry Round Table Discussion
Watch a conversation between industry leaders about security.
Third-Party Developer Resources
Find additional articles and videos to learn more about Intel SGX.
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Intel SGX Overview (Quarkslab)
Intel SGX Resources (Fortanix)
Intel SGX Tutorial (Medium)
Intel SGX Technical Overview (IACR, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Intel SGX Platform Overview (YouTube*)
Advanced Topics
Introduction to Intel SGX: From HTTP to Enclaves (Medium)
Intel SGX Software Enabling Application for Linux* (GitHub*)
Detect and Enable Intel SGX (YouTube)
Adventures of an Enclave (Hackernoon)