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Container Service for Kubernetes:Intel SGX AESM

Last Updated:Mar 26, 2026

The Intel® SGX Architectural Enclave Service Manager (AESM) is a system component of Intel® SGX that enclave applications depend on for remote attestation, key provisioning, and launch support. In ACK Trusted Execution Environment (TEE), AESM runs as a DaemonSet.

Introduction

AESM provides the following services:

  • Launch support: authorizes enclave launch on the node

  • Key provisioning: retrieves platform-specific cryptographic keys

  • Remote attestation: generates quotes that verifying parties can use to confirm enclave integrity

Usage notes

AESM is installed by default. No additional configuration is required.

Release notes

April 2021

Version Image address Modification Time Changes Impact
2.13.100.4-bionic1-d83e54d-aliyun registry.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/acs/aesm:2.13.100.4-bionic1-d83e54d-aliyun 2021-04-30 Added the Intel® SGX AESM component, enabling launch support, key provisioning, and remote attestation for SGX enclaves on ACK nodes. This upgrade will not disrupt your services.