The load-bearing documents for a DIB program — CMMC / DFARS regulatory text (eCFR), federal rulemaking, NIST publications and OIRA review — organized as a library. Pick a document; the reader shows the dex dossier: what it says, why it matters, and the concrete obligations it imposes. Originals open at the source.
IR 8320E, Hardware-Enabled Security: Confidential Computing of Data in Cloud WorkloadsInitial Public Draft
NIST IR 8320E (IPD) outlines how hardware-enabled confidential computing protects AI workloads in the cloud by encrypting data in memory and active use.
This initial public draft report describes an approach to using hardware-enabled security for confidential computing in cloud workloads, specifically for AI datasets. It explains how encrypting data while it is being processed in memory and in active use protects against malware, data theft, and other vulnerabilities. The report serves as a blueprint for the security community to validate and utilize the described implementation.
DIBs moving sensitive AI workloads to the cloud need to ensure data remains encrypted in active use, not just at rest, to meet evolving CMMC/NIST 800-171 expectations for protecting data in transit and use.