Single-Stepping Attacks and Defences for Confidential VMs

Abstract

In this talk we explain the danger of single-stepping attacks. Next, we show that CVMs are vulnerable to single-stepping, similar to SGX. Finally, we explore countermeasures.

Date
Jul 30, 2024 11:30 AM — 12:10 PM
Location
University of Birmingham campus
53 Edgbaston Park Rd, Birmingham, B15 2RS
Luca Wilke
Luca Wilke
Research Assistant/PhD Student

My research interests are Systems Security and Trusted Execution Environments.