Confidential Computing: Principles and Technology - Softcover

Yao MEng, Jiewen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0443540675 ISBN 13: 9780443540677

Publisher: Elsevier, 2026

Synopsis

Confidential Computing: Principles and Technology comprehensively introduces the design principles and usage methods of TEE in terms of security models, lifecycle, attestation models, attack methods, and mitigation strategies, helping readers understand the security attributes and implementation points of confidential computing. At the same time, this book takes the TEE provided by the mainstream X86, ARM, and RISC-V architectures in the industry as examples to analyze the specific implementation methods and similarities and differences of hardware TEE, helping users deeply understand the advantages and disadvantages of different implementations, including inspiration for future TEE software and hardware designers.

• Provides a common, confidential computing TEE model and principles
• Covers different solutions, including X86 (SGX, TDX, SEV), ARM, and RISC-V
• Includes different attacks and mitigation examples
• Reviews both TEE and advanced TEE-IO solutions, including industry standards on TCG, DMTF, PCI, and CXL

About this title

About the Author

Jiewen Yao is Principal Engineer in Intel Corporation, focusing on Secure Boot, Trusted Boot and Confidential Computing technologies. He is one of the architects for Intel Confidential Computing TDX. He is the chair or co-chair in industry standard working group, including UEFI Security Sub-Team, TCG PC Client Working Group, DMTF SPDM Code Task Force and RISC-V AP-TEE-IO Task Group. He received his bachelor’s degree from Fudan University and an engineering masters degree from Shanghai Jiaotong university

From the Back Cover

At present, major companies are launching their own confidential computing solutions, which pose significant challenges to users. This book summarizes the common designs of various mainstream TEE hardware, and explains their commonalities to help understand the working principles of TEE hardware, facilitating users to define TEE usage scenarios through abstract commonalities.

Confidential Computing: Principles and Technology comprehensively introduces the design principles and usage methods of TEE in terms of security models, lifecycle, attestation models, attack methods, and mitigation strategies, helping readers understand the security attributes and implementation points of confidential computing. At the same time, this book takes the TEE provided by the mainstream X86, ARM, and RISC-V architectures in the industry as examples to analyze the specific implementation methods and similarities and differences of hardware TEE, helping users deeply understand the advantages and disadvantages of different implementations, and hoping to provide some inspiration for future TEE software and hardware designers.

Edition details

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0443540675
• ISBN 13: 9780443540677
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 390