Fortanix brings Confidential AI to Kubernetes via Confidential Containers

Fortanix extended its Confidential AI platform to the CNCF's Confidential Containers project, letting enterprises run AI workloads on Kubernetes inside hardware-based trusted execution environments. Open-source plugins verify container authenticity and attest CPU and GPU together, releasing keys only when the customer's security policy is met. The release is available now, with a demo planned at Nvidia GTC Berlin on Oct. 20-22.

• 93% of AI leaders say traditional encryption fails to protect data during AI processing
• 41% had blocked a deployment entirely over security concerns
• Attestation of CPU and GPU plus key release run through Confidential Computing Manager
• AMD, Intel, CrowdStrike and more than a dozen other companies back the work