ConfidentialComputing: Gramine on Azure

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Borello Enrico

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Jul 8, 2022, 5:34:41 AM7/8/22
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Hello,

 

Looking for Confidential Computing solutions, we found Gramine and it looks like a very interesting solution for us. We tried to test it on Azure VM (Ubuntu 20.04) as suggested but apparently, there are some problems with kernel compatibility (right now upgrading the kernel seems to not be a solution).

 

·       Do you have any suggestions in order to avoid this problem?

 

Furthermore, I would like to ask you other two questions:

·       Could be possible to have a Teams meeting to go deeply into your solution?

·       Is your solution been used in a production environment based on Azure VMs?

 

I look forward to hearing from you.

 

Thank you.

 

Best Regards,

 

 

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Dmitrii Kuvaiskii

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Jul 8, 2022, 5:47:35 AM7/8/22
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Dear Enrico,

A very quick reply from me. (Regarding the Teams meeting: we could
invite you to the Zoom core meeting or we could schedule a separate MS
Teams meeting, but we'll first discuss this during the Monday core
meeting, see https://github.com/gramineproject/gramine/discussions/726.)

> We tried to test it on Azure VM (Ubuntu 20.04) as suggested but apparently, there are some problems with kernel compatibility (right now upgrading the kernel seems to not be a solution).

I routinely use Azure CC VMs with Ubuntu 20.04. The Linux kernel on
these CC VMs is Linux 5.13, which is perfect for Gramine.

I assume that you tried the normal Azure VM. Please try the CC
(Confidential Computing) option in Azure -- see
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/confidential-computing/quick-create-portal

On Fri, Jul 8, 2022 at 11:34 AM 'Borello Enrico' via Gramine Users
<gramin...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
>
>
> Looking for Confidential Computing solutions, we found Gramine and it looks like a very interesting solution for us. We tried to test it on Azure VM (Ubuntu 20.04) as suggested but apparently, there are some problems with kernel compatibility (right now upgrading the kernel seems to not be a solution).
>
>
>
> · Do you have any suggestions in order to avoid this problem?
>
>
>
> Furthermore, I would like to ask you other two questions:
>
> · Could be possible to have a Teams meeting to go deeply into your solution?
>
> · Is your solution been used in a production environment based on Azure VMs?
>
>
>
> I look forward to hearing from you.
>
>
>
> Thank you.
>
>
>
> Best Regards,
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Enrico Borello
> Leonardo Cyber Security
>
> Microservices & Logistic Applications Unit
> UO Engineering
>
> Torre Fiumara - Via R. Pieragostini, 80 – 16151 Genova – Italy
> Mobile+39 3666335918
> enrico....@leonardo.com
>
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Dmitrii Kuvaiskii

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Jul 8, 2022, 6:42:19 AM7/8/22
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I'm typically using DCv2 or DCv3 machines, with Gen2:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/dcv3-series

On Fri, Jul 8, 2022 at 12:20 PM Borello Enrico
<enrico....@leonardo.com> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I'm in GMT+2 what is your time zone? If the meeting is on Monday (and the time is compatible) I absolutely would like to participate. Could you send me the invitation?
>
> Regarding the compatibility, I guess the problem is that we were using "DC8as_v5".
>
> Do you have any suggestions on the VM?
>
> I really appreciate your quick response.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Best Regards,
>
>
>
>
> Enrico Borello
> Leonardo Cyber Security
> Microservices & Logistic Applications Unit
> UO Engineering
>
> Torre Fiumara - Via R. Pieragostini, 80 – 16151 Genova – Italy
> Mobile+39 3666335918
> enrico....@leonardo.com
>
> HELICOPTERS / AERONAUTICS / ELECTRONICS, DEFENCE AND SECURITY SYSTEMS / SPACE
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>
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>
>
>
> Company Restricted
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>
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Borello Enrico

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Jul 8, 2022, 9:17:30 AM7/8/22
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Hello Dmitrii,

Thanks a lot for your support :-)

Please let me know about the zoom meeting (What I see from the email is an Appointment on Saturday at 8:00 without any link for the call)

Best regards,



Enrico Borello
Leonardo Cyber Security
Microservices & Logistic Applications Unit
UO Engineering

Torre Fiumara - Via R. Pieragostini, 80 – 16151 Genova – Italy
Mobile+39 3666335918
enrico....@leonardo.com

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Inviato: venerdì 8 luglio 2022 12:42

Borello Enrico

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Jul 8, 2022, 9:17:30 AM7/8/22
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Hello,

I'm in GMT+2 what is your time zone? If the meeting is on Monday (and the time is compatible) I absolutely would like to participate. Could you send me the invitation?

Regarding the compatibility, I guess the problem is that we were using "DC8as_v5".

Do you have any suggestions on the VM?

I really appreciate your quick response.

Thank you.

Best Regards,




Enrico Borello
Leonardo Cyber Security
Microservices & Logistic Applications Unit
UO Engineering

Torre Fiumara - Via R. Pieragostini, 80 – 16151 Genova – Italy
Mobile+39 3666335918
enrico....@leonardo.com

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Inviato: venerdì 8 luglio 2022 11:46
A: Borello Enrico <enrico....@leonardo.com>
Cc: us...@gramineproject.io
Oggetto: Re: ConfidentialComputing: Gramine on Azure

Borello Enrico

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Jul 8, 2022, 9:30:17 AM7/8/22
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Hello Dmitrii,

I'm sorry I forget that Monday our company is closed due to the Sant'Alberto holiday (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_of_Genoa), the patron of the city.

Let me know when will you be available!

Best regards,



Enrico Borello
Leonardo Cyber Security
Microservices & Logistic Applications Unit
UO Engineering

Torre Fiumara - Via R. Pieragostini, 80 – 16151 Genova – Italy
Mobile+39 3666335918
enrico....@leonardo.com

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Da: Borello Enrico
Inviato: venerdì 8 luglio 2022 13:48
A: 'Dmitrii Kuvaiskii' <dmitrii....@gmail.com>
Cc: us...@gramineproject.io
Oggetto: R: ConfidentialComputing: Gramine on Azure

Hello Dmitrii,

Thanks a lot for your support :-)

Please let me know about the zoom meeting (What I see from the email is an Appointment on Saturday at 8:00 without any link for the call)

Best regards,



Enrico Borello
Leonardo Cyber Security
Microservices & Logistic Applications Unit UO Engineering

Torre Fiumara - Via R. Pieragostini, 80 – 16151 Genova – Italy
Mobile+39 3666335918
enrico....@leonardo.com

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Da: Dmitrii Kuvaiskii [mailto:dmitrii....@gmail.com]
Inviato: venerdì 8 luglio 2022 12:42

Dmitrii Kuvaiskii

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Jul 12, 2022, 2:48:28 AM7/12/22
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Dear Enrico,

We had a Gramine core meeting this Monday, and we agreed to invite you
to our next meeting.

The next meeting happens on Monday, 18. July 2022, at 4pm CET (Central
European Time). I will send you a meeting invite separately. I suggest
you to prepare for a 30-min discussion -- you can present your
solution and your requirements and prepare questions on Gramine. Hope
this works for you.

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