With a virtualiser and a pavisor, users have the flexibility to run any supported operating system they prefer, without being limited by specific OS releases. You’re under no obligation to wait for Microsoft, Canonical, or Red Hat to develop, test, and release a confidential computing-ready platform. If a zero-day exploit is discovered for the visitor operating system, you can easily incorporate a safety patch into your regular update process for that OS.
Introducing OpenHCL
Azure’s Paravisor was a closed-source, proprietary technology. Announcing that’s all. Here’s the improved text:
OpenHCL is becoming the go-to platform where you can add your personal contributions by signing a custom contributor license agreement with Microsoft. Designed to operate seamlessly across a wide range of platforms, including Linux and macOS, as well as harmoniously integrating with Microsoft’s personal hypervisors, Apple’s Hypervisor framework, and KVM. The platform supports both x64 and Arm64 environments.
. This virtualization solution seamlessly integrates with existing hypervisors, providing a robust abstraction layer between the hardware and various operating systems, thereby facilitating streamlined administration and efficient storage management. Within an OpenHCL-enabled virtual machine, there exists a diminutive yet robust Linux kernel that plays a crucial role in facilitating system driver functionality. What operating systems are supported by this platform?
