How to Enable Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX) Using a Custom Application
Content Type: Install & Setup | Article ID: 000058957 | Last Reviewed: 02/20/2025
Overview
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (SGX) is a security technology built into Intel processors that helps protect data in use via unique application isolation technology. Selected code and data are protected from modification using hardened enclaves. SGX must be enabled on the platform before applications written for SGX can benefit from it.
Prerequisites
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Procedure
Refer to Properly Detecting Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX) in Your Applications for a full explanation of detecting and enabling Intel SGX on a platform using Intel SGX SDK APIs.