Confidential computing is a bit like having a secret hideout for your important stuff, like your toys or candy.
Imagine you want to hide your toy from your friends, so you put it in a secret box and lock it with a special key that only you have. Even if your friends try to open the box, they can't because it's locked and only you can open it with your key.
Confidential computing works kind of like that. It's a way to keep important information, like your secret toy or your private photos, safe and hidden from other people who shouldn't see them.
When we use technology, like our phones or computers, we store and process a lot of information. But sometimes we want to make sure that nobody else can see or access that information, not even the people who run the technology.
Confidential computing helps with that. It uses special tools and techniques to protect our information and keep it secret, even when it's being used or processed by computers or sent over the internet.
One way to think about it is like having a secret box that can do things for you without ever revealing what's inside. It's like a special box that you put your toy in, and it can play with it without ever knowing what it looks like or what it does.
Confidential computing does this by using a few important things. One is called encryption. It's like putting your toy in a special box and locking it, so nobody can see what's inside unless they have the right key to unlock it.
Another important thing is called "secure enclaves." These are like magical places inside the computer where our important information is kept hidden and protected. Nobody can see or change what's inside those enclaves unless they have a special key.
So, you can think of confidential computing as having this amazing secret box and secret places inside our computers that protect our important information and keep it confidential. It helps make sure our stuff is safe and hidden, just like your secret toy in the secret box.