← Back to context Comment by beeflet 4 months ago why wouldn't it be effected? 1 comment beeflet Reply rhodey 4 months ago Because AWS does not sell the Nitro TEE hardwareAnd so there is no case where you find a Nitro TEE online and the owner is not AWSAnd it is practically impossible to break into AWS and perform this attackThe trust model of TEE is always: you trust the manufacturerIntel and AMD broke this because now they say: you also trust where the TEE is installedAWS = you trust the manufacturer = full story
rhodey 4 months ago Because AWS does not sell the Nitro TEE hardwareAnd so there is no case where you find a Nitro TEE online and the owner is not AWSAnd it is practically impossible to break into AWS and perform this attackThe trust model of TEE is always: you trust the manufacturerIntel and AMD broke this because now they say: you also trust where the TEE is installedAWS = you trust the manufacturer = full story
Because AWS does not sell the Nitro TEE hardware
And so there is no case where you find a Nitro TEE online and the owner is not AWS
And it is practically impossible to break into AWS and perform this attack
The trust model of TEE is always: you trust the manufacturer
Intel and AMD broke this because now they say: you also trust where the TEE is installed
AWS = you trust the manufacturer = full story