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You just described https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_Guard_Extensions https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_Guard_Extensions The CPU essentially sign
by NavinF 4y ago
You just described https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_Guard_Extensions https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_Guard_Extensions
The CPU essentially signs running code and API responses using a key that only the CPU manufacturer knows. That way, you can verify that your cloud services are running the binaries you told them to run.
Note the long list of vulnerabilities on that page and the removal of this feature from desktop CPUs. (Let’s be real, its only use case on desktop is DRM)