Confidential Computing
Also written as Trusted Execution Environment, TEE, Secure Enclave, Intel SGX, AWS Nitro Enclaves
Protecting data even while it's being processed, by running code inside a sealed-off area of the chip (a trusted execution environment, or enclave) that even the cloud provider or server administrator can't see into. Used for highly sensitive data, analytics shared between companies and, increasingly, running AI models on private data.
Think of it like
A locked room where the work happens, with the key held by the chip rather than the building's landlord.
Junior or senior?
Niche and specialised.
Senior sounds like
Can explain attestation (how the system proves the enclave is genuine) and the performance cost they accepted.
Ask them
“Who were you protecting the data from, and how did the other side verify the enclave was genuine?”