Welcome to the Confidential Computing Consortium (CCC) Glossary. Our mission is to facilitate a common understanding of confidential computing concepts, terms, and definitions. This glossary is a community-driven effort to make confidential computing more accessible and understandable to everyone.

Confidential computing protects data in use by performing computation in a hardware-based, attested execution environment. This glossary aims to support the CCC's goal of fostering widespread adoption of confidential computing by providing clear, concise definitions of related terminology.

The glossary is organized alphabetically with terms related to confidential computing. Each term includes a definition, context for use, and references for further exploration. This resource is intended for anyone looking to deepen their understanding of confidential computing, from students to professionals.

Contributions to the glossary are welcome and encouraged! Whether you're correcting a typo, adding a new term, or refining definitions, your input helps make this resource better for everyone.

1. Fork the repository.
2. Make your changes in a branch.
3. Submit a pull request with a clear description of your modifications.

Please see our contribution guidelines for more details on submitting contributions.

We are reviewing all terminology usage in the field to standardise language and note any underspecified terms on this matrix. For the complete list of terms, please refer to the glossary. *this link will be active soon!

Join our community to discuss confidential computing, share ideas, and collaborate on projects. Connect with us through CCC Special Interest Groups.

This glossary is maintained by volunteers from the CCC community. If you have any questions or would like to become a maintainer, please contact us.

These files are made available under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.

We would like to thank all the contributors who help to build this glossary. Your efforts are greatly appreciated!