GCP Confidential VM Capability Group

All Mappings

Capability ID Capability Description Category Value ATT&CK ID ATT&CK Name Notes
confidential_vm Confidential VM protect minimal T1212 Exploitation for Credential Access
Comments
Confidential VM main memory encryption is performed using dedicated hardware within the memory controllers. Confidential VM generates encryption keys in dedicated hardware which is inaccessible to the hypervisor, protecting against Exploitation for Credential Access from outside the VM.
References
confidential_vm Confidential VM protect partial T1552.007 Container API
Comments
Confidential VM main memory encryption is performed using dedicated hardware within the memory controllers. Confidential VM can be used with Google Kubernetes Engine Nodes to encrypt data in-use for these workloads.
References
confidential_vm Confidential VM protect significant T1565.003 Runtime Data Manipulation
Comments
Confidential VM main memory encryption is performed using dedicated hardware within the memory controllers. Each controller includes a high-performance Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) engine. The AES engine encrypts data as it is written to DRAM or shared between sockets, and decrypts it when data is read.
References

Capabilities

Capability ID Capability Name Number of Mappings
confidential_vm Confidential VM 3