Red Hat and Arqit test confidential containers for SaaS data control
Red Hat and Arqit showed off a prototype for running sensitive SaaS software in the public cloud using 'confidential containers.' Their setup combines hardware-backed isolation and external cryptographic checks, plus quantum-resistant encryption for data in transit. The demo ran Arqit’s cryptography tool in a public cloud while giving customers more direct control over their own data—without forcing vendors to move everything on-premises.
- Uses containers that isolate code and data from the cloud host
- Adds external cryptographic verification by a trusted authority
- Secures data with encryption designed to resist quantum attacks
- Lets customers retain direct data control in a vendor-managed cloud
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