Enable confidential computing in OpenShift Virtualization

28 · Red Hat · June 24, 2025, 7:35 a.m.
Summary
This blog post outlines how to implement confidential computing in OpenShift Virtualization to protect data-in-use within virtual machines. It discusses features like confidentiality and integrity provided by confidential computing, details a proof of concept for SEV-SNP (Secure Encrypted Virtualization), and explains the role of attestation in ensuring a trusted environment for virtual machines. It also presents deployment scenarios and future work in enhancing confidential computing capabilities within the OpenShift ecosystem.