Dec. 6, 2024

Quintus Kilbourn on TEEs and Secure Hardware

This is my conversation with Quintus Kilbourn, researcher at Flashbots and currently working on Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs).

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Into the Bytecode

This is my conversation with Quintus Kilbourn, researcher at Flashbots and currently working on Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs).

Timestamps:
(00:00:00) - intro
(00:01:06) - what is a TEE
(00:12:23) - TEE use cases: one-shot transactions, autonomous AI agents
(00:25:27) - unbreakable hardware enclaves
(00:41:14) - physical hardware access as a threat vector
(00:47:20) - sponsor: Splits
(00:48:04) - defending against physical attacks
(00:55:57) - resources focused on TEEs
(01:10:25) - defending against supply chain attacks
(01:19:34) - hardware imaging
(01:28:48) - the roadmap
(01:32:53) - outro

Links:
- Quintus on X: https://x.com/0xQuintus
- Flashbots: https://www.flashbots.net/
- ZTEE: https://writings.flashbots.net/ZTEE

Thank you to our sponsor for making this podcast possible:
- Splits: https://splits.org

Into the Bytecode:
- Sina Habibian on X: https://twitter.com/sinahab
- Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab
- Into the Bytecode: https://intothebytecode.com

Disclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice nor a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.

Chapters

00:00 - intro

01:05 - what is a TEE

12:22 - TEE use cases: one-shot transactions, autonomous AI agents

25:26 - unbreakable hardware enclaves

41:13 - physical hardware access as a threat vector

47:19 - sponsor: Splits

48:03 - defending against physical attacks

55:56 - resources focused on TEEs

01:10:24 - defending against supply chain attacks

01:19:33 - hardware imaging

01:28:47 - the roadmap

01:32:52 - outro