Taming Attestation for Cloud Native Edge Security with Parsec

Explore how Parsec addresses the challenges of attestation in cloud-native environments in this conference talk. Learn about the increasing need for secure authentication and communication between edge devices and cloud services, and discover how Parsec, a CNCF sandbox project, simplifies hardware-backed security across diverse ecosystems. Delve into the concept of attestation, its importance in proving device integrity, and the portability challenges it presents. Gain insights into Parsec's approach to creating a portable, cloud-native solution for attestation on various platforms, including its application in secure channel bootstrap with enhanced TLS handshakes. Understand the complexities introduced by confidential computing and how Parsec addresses them. Cover topics such as the cloud-native edge, hardware security simplification, device onboarding, platform-agnostic evidence and verification, attested TLS, and SPIRE node attestation.