AMD SEV has the same problem, with an even larger attack surface. But - at least it's compatible with the rest of the world, since it runs ordinary VMs, and can

AMD SEV has the same problem, with an even larger attack surface. But - at least it's compatible with the rest of the world, since it runs ordinary VMs, and can be used as a drop-in defense-in-depth measure. Intel SGX, on the other hand, is a severely constrained alien environment and porting stuff to run in SGX is a massive undertaking, requiring special compilers and SDKs. The cost-benefit calculation does not add up, given that it does not provide the level of security it claims to have. I wouldn't be surprised if SEV will eventually be adopted as the industry standard, while SGX disappears into irrelevance.