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titan chip

Google's custom security chip used to anchor a server's boot process, proving the machine is running verified firmware before it is trusted with sensitive work.

also written as titan

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attestationA cryptographic check that proves a piece of hardware or software is exactly what it claims to be before it gets trusted with a request. A device refuses to send data to any node that fails the check.view term root of trustA hardware component that anchors a system's boot process and security guarantees, verified independently rather than relying on the software running above it. A chain of these from separate vendors makes it harder for any single party to fake the whole stack.view term

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first used: jul 2026

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