What are the origins Of Confidential Computing?

What are the origins Of Confidential Computing?

Fortanix is credited with inventing what we now refer to as confidential computing.

Fortanix released the first commercially accessible Runtime Encryption solution utilizing Intel SGX® to encrypt sensitive data "in use" in September 2017, enabling organizations to operate their most sensitive applications securely in public clouds, edge servers, and untrusted locations.

This launch marked the origin of Confidential Computing as it exists today.