What is Trusted execution environment (TEE)?

A hardware-protected execution environment isolated even from the normal OS, used for critical work such as key handling and authentication, for example Arm TrustZone.

Field: Hardware Security

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Questions that mention Trusted execution environment (TEE) (2)

  1. Which describes a TEE (trusted execution environment)?
  2. Which describes remote attestation?

Related terms

TrustZone Remote attestation Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Anti-rollback protection Cold boot attack Constant-time implementation Counterfeit chip eFuse Fault injection attack Hardware Trojan

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