China: National Standardisation Administration released general framework for confidential computing

On 24 January 2025, the General Framework for Confidential Computing (GB/T 45230-2025) was adopted by the General Administration of Market Supervision and Administration and the National Standardisation Administration of China. The standard, developed under the jurisdiction of the National Network Security Standardisation Technical Committee, establishes a general framework for confidential computing, defining components, security services, and interfaces to ensure data protection in trusted execution environments (TEEs). It outlines a multi-layer architecture covering hardware, system software, services, applications, and management, with security mechanisms such as secure boot, remote attestation, encrypted storage, and isolated computing to protect sensitive data processing.