EGo

EGo is a framework for building confidential apps in Go. Confidential apps run in always-encrypted and verifiable enclaves on Intel SGX-enabled hardware. EGo simplifies enclave development by providing two user-friendly tools:

ego-go, an adapted Go compiler that builds enclave-compatible executables from a given Go project - while providing the same CLI as the original Go compiler.
ego, a CLI tool that handles all enclave-related tasks such as signing and enclave creation.

Building and running a confidential Go app is as easy as:

ego-go build hello.go
ego sign hello
ego run hello

Install

Install the snap

The easiest way to install EGo is via the snap:

sudo snap install ego-dev --classic

You also need gcc and libcrypto. On Ubuntu install them with:

sudo apt install build-essential libssl-dev

Install the DEB package

If you're on Ubuntu 18.04 or above, you can install the DEB package:

wget -qO- https://download.01.org/intel-sgx/sgx_repo/ubuntu/intel-sgx-deb.key | sudo apt-key add
sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.01.org/intel-sgx/sgx_repo/ubuntu `lsb_release -cs` main"
wget https://github.com/edgelesssys/ego/releases/download/v0.3.1/ego_0.3.1_amd64.deb
sudo apt install ./ego_0.3.1_amd64.deb build-essential libssl-dev

Build from source

Prerequisite: Edgeless RT is installed and sourced.

mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make
make install

Build via Docker

You can reproducibly build the latest release:

cd dockerfiles
DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker build -o. - < Dockerfile.build

This outputs the DEB package.

Optionally build the ego-dev and ego-deploy images:

docker build --target dev -t ghcr.io/edgelesssys/ego-dev -f Dockerfile.release .
docker build --target deploy -t ghcr.io/edgelesssys/ego-deploy -f Dockerfile.release .

Getting started

Now you're ready to build applications with EGo! To start, check out the following samples:

helloworld is a minimal example of an enclave application.
remote_attestation shows how to use the basic remote attestation API of EGo.
attested_tls is similar to the above, but uses a higher level API to establish an attested TLS connection.
vault demonstrates how to port a Go application exemplified by Hashicorp Vault.
reproducible_build builds the helloworld sample reproducibly, resulting in the same UniqueID.
cgo demonstrates the experimental cgo support.
azure_attestation shows how to use Microsoft Azure Attestation for remote attestation.

Documentation

The EGo documentation covers building, signing, running, and debugging confidential apps.
The EGo API provides access to remote attestation and sealing to your confidential app at runtime.
If you have further questions or need help, you're invited to join our Discord community.

Contribute

To report a problem or suggest a new feature, file a GitHub issue.

To report a security issue, write to security@edgeless.systems

Pull requests are welcome! You need to agree to our Contributor License Agreement.

This project and everyone participating in it are governed by the Code of Conduct. By participating, you are expected to uphold this code.

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