NIST IR 8320A Hardware -Enabled Security : Container Platform Security Prototype Michael Bartock Murugiah Souppaya Jerry Wheeler Tim Knoll Uttam Shetty Ryan Savino Joseprabu Inbaraj Stefano Righi Karen Scarfone This publication is available free of charge from: https://doi.org/10.6028/ NIST.IR.8320A NISTIR 8320A Hardware -Enabled Security: Container Platform Security Pro totype Micha el Bartock Joseprabu Inbaraj Murugiah Souppaya Stefano Righi Computer Security Division AMI Information Technology Laboratory Atlanta, GA Jerr y Wheeler Karen Scarfone Tim Knoll Scarfone Cybersecurity Uttam Shetty Clifton, VA Ryan Savino Intel Corporation Santa Clara, CA This p ublication is available free of charge from: https://doi.org/10.6028/ NIST.IR.8320A June 2021 U.S . Department of Commerce Gina Raimondo, Secretary Nat ional Institute of Standards and Technology James K. Olthoff, Performing the Non- Exclusive Functions and Duties of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology & Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology Nati onal Institute of Standards and Technology Interagency or Internal Report 8320A 48 pages (June 2021) This publication is available free of charge from: https://doi.org/10.6028/ NIST.IR.8320A Certain commercial entities, equipment, or materials may be identified in this document in order to describe an experimental procedure or concept adequately. Such identification is not intended to imply recommendation or endorsement by NIST, nor is it inte nded to imply that the entities, materials, or equipment are necessarily the best available for the purpose. There may be references in this publication to other publications currently under development by NIST in accordance with its assigned statutory re sponsibilities. The information in this publication, including concepts and methodologies, may be used by federal agencies even before the completion of such companion publications. Thus, until each publication is completed, current requirements, guideline s, and procedures, where they exist, remain operative. For planning and transition purposes, federal agencies may wish to closely follow the development of these new publications by NIST. Organizations are encouraged to review all draft publications during public comment periods and provide feedback to NIST. Many NIST cybersecurity publications , ot her than the ones noted above, are available at https://csrc .nist.gov/publications . Comm ents on this publication may be submitted to: National Institute of Standards and Technology Attn: Applied Cybersecurity Division, Information Technology Laboratory 100 Bureau Drive (Mail Stop 2000) Gaithersburg, MD 20899- 2000 Email: hwsec@nist.gov All comments are subject to release under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). NISTIR 8320A HARDWARE -ENABLED SECURITY : CONTAINER PLATFORM SECURITY PROTOTYPE ii Reports on Computer Systems Technology The Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) promotes the U.S. economy and public welfare by providing technical leadership for the Nation’s measurement and standards infrastructure. ITL develops tests, test methods, reference data, proof of concept implementations, and technical analyses to advance the development and productive use of information technology. ITL’s responsibilities include the development of management, administrative, technical, and physical standards and guidelines for the cost -effective security and privacy of other than national security -related information in federal information systems. Abstract In today’s cloud data centers and edge computing, attack surfaces have significantly increased, hacking has become industrialized, and most security control implementations are not coherent or consistent. The foundation of any data center or edge computing security strategy should be