Checked fact 448710 Nov 2026Money and compute
The paper says the data confidentiality assurance of TEEs rests on assumptions, a key one being that there are no exploitable side-channels, and that academic researchers have demonstrated vulnerabilities in the design of certain TEEs that allow side-channel attacks.
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However, this assurance rests on some assumptions, a key one being that there are no exploitable side-channels the owner (or any other entities with access to the system) could use to infer information about the data or execution. Over the last few years, academic researchers have identified and demonstrated vulnerabilities in the design of certain TEEs that allow for side-channel attacks
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A Technical Analysis of Confidential Computing, v1.3
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