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Is it Possible to Create and use an Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX) Enclave Within a Hypervisor?

Content Type: Product Information & Documentation   |   Article ID: 000059227   |   Last Reviewed: 07/20/2021

Description

Unable to determine how to create an enclave that runs in a hypervisor.

Resolution

 Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX) enclave code consists of shared libraries that run in ring 3 mode, at the user level, and its resources are managed by the operating system (OS). An Intel SGX enclave cannot be created and run in a hypervisor because a hypervisor operates below an OS.

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