Fortanix Inc., a data security company, has recently partnered with NVIDIA to introduce a groundbreaking platform that enables organizations to deploy AI solutions within their own data centers or secure environments. This platform leverages NVIDIA’s confidential computing GPUs to ensure end-to-end security for AI applications.
Anand Kashyap, CEO and co-founder of Fortanix, emphasized the importance of securing every layer of AI, from the chip to the model to the data. This joint solution comes at a crucial time for industries like healthcare, finance, and government, which are seeking to harness the power of AI while adhering to strict privacy and regulatory requirements.
The collaboration between Fortanix and NVIDIA introduces a confidential AI pipeline that safeguards data, models, and workflows throughout their lifecycle. The platform combines Fortanix Data Security Manager (DSM) and Fortanix Confidential Computing Manager (CCM) with NVIDIA’s GPU architecture, ensuring robust security measures.
DSM acts as a hardware security module that manages encryption keys and enforces access controls, while CCM verifies the trustworthiness of AI workloads and infrastructure through composite attestation. This process validates both CPUs and GPUs before granting access to sensitive data, ensuring that only verified workloads can access decryption keys.
The platform allows for a seamless transition from pilot projects to production-ready AI systems, with minimal reconfiguration required for existing AI workloads. Fortanix’s Armet AI platform provides orchestration and observability for new AI infrastructure, accelerating the time to production.
Compliance is a key focus of the new platform, with features like role-based access control, audit logging, and secure key custody to help enterprises adhere to data protection regulations. The solution is designed for confidentiality and sovereignty, offering on-premises and air-gapped deployment options for organizations that require local control over their AI environments.
In anticipation of future developments in quantum computing, Fortanix supports post-quantum cryptography within its DSM product. This ensures that customers are prepared for the post-quantum era when it arrives, enhancing the platform’s long-term security capabilities.
While primarily designed for on-premises and sovereign environments, the platform can also run in major cloud environments that support confidential computing. This flexibility allows organizations to maintain consistent key management and encryption controls across multiple regions, enabling them to shift AI workloads between data centers or cloud regions as needed.
Fortanix will showcase the joint platform at NVIDIA GTC, offering live demonstrations and discussions on securing AI workloads in highly regulated environments. Founded in 2016, Fortanix has quickly become a global leader in confidential computing and data security, providing solutions that protect data across its lifecycle. The company’s focus on securing AI workloads with confidential computing reflects its commitment to innovation in data security.