On the afternoon of April 23, 2025, the Second Standards Meeting of the Confidential Computing Special Interest Group of the Global Computing Consortium (GCC) was successfully held in Beijing.

The meeting brought together 40 representatives from enterprises and research institutions, including the China Electronics Standardization Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanhu Laboratory, China Telecom, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Huawei, Arm China, Beijing National Financial Certification Center, KylinSoft, ZTE, xFusion, Beijing Certificate Authority, Hangzhou Nuowei, CIX, Southern University of Science and Technology, and Wuhan University.

Participants held in-depth discussions on key topics including new standard project proposals, the progress of standards under development, and the annual standards work plan in the field of confidential computing.

Important Progress in New Standard Project Proposals

At the meeting, two new standard proposals were submitted for project initiation.

The first proposal, Technical Requirements for Cryptographic Applications in Confidential Computing, was presented by Researcher Qin Yu from the Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences. This standard aims to define the technical requirements for cryptographic applications in confidential computing under different technical routes.

The second proposal, Technical Requirements for Trusted Data Spaces Based on Confidential Computing, was presented by Dr. Zhang Lei from Nanhu Laboratory. This standard focuses on using confidential computing technologies to address security and trust challenges in cross-domain data circulation, sharing, and usage.

Participants held in-depth discussions on the necessity and value of initiating these new standards.

Key Research Project Officially Launched

The meeting also officially launched the Research on the Confidential Computing Standards System, led by the China Electronics Standardization Institute.

This research project will plan the development path of confidential computing standards from a holistic perspective and promote the formation of a systematic and comprehensive standards framework.

Significant Progress in Standards Under Development

For ongoing standard projects, two standards — Technical Requirements and Evaluation Methods for Confidential Computing Platforms and Technical Requirements for Confidential Computing Remote Attestation Services — have entered the public comment stage. Feedback and suggestions from all relevant parties are welcome.

Annual Standards Work Plan Released

At the meeting, the leading organization of the Technical Standards Working Group introduced the 2025 Standards Work Plan of the GCC Confidential Computing Special Interest Group.

According to the plan, the Special Interest Group will steadily advance work including standards-based evaluation and certification, collection of new standard requirements, and lifecycle management of standards under development.

Contact Us

For more information about the Confidential Computing Special Interest Group, please contact:

Ms. Hui: huijing@gccorg.com

Ms. Xian: xianyj@cesi.cn