Terraform for Confidential Computing: Deploy Nitro Enclaves and TEEs on AWS

resource "aws_instance" "confidential" {
  ami           = data.aws_ami.al2023.id
  instance_type = "m5.2xlarge"  # Must support Nitro Enclaves
  subnet_id     = var.private_subnet_id
 
  enclave_options {
    enabled = true  # Enable Nitro Enclaves on this instance
  }
 
  # Allocate resources for the enclave
  user_data = base64encode(<<-EOF
    #!/bin/bash
    # Install Nitro Enclaves CLI
    amazon-linux-extras install aws-nitro-enclaves-cli -y
    yum install aws-nitro-enclaves-cli-devel -y
 
    # Configure enclave allocator
    cat > /etc/nitro_enclaves/allocator.yaml <<'ALLOC'
    memory_mib: 4096
    cpu_count: 2
    ALLOC
 
    # Start the allocator service
    systemctl enable nitro-enclaves-allocator
    systemctl start nitro-enclaves-allocator
    systemctl enable docker
    systemctl start docker
  EOF
  )
 
  metadata_options {
    http_endpoint = "enabled"
    http_tokens   = "required"  # IMDSv2 only
  }
 
  root_block_device {
    encrypted   = true
    volume_size = 50
    volume_type = "gp3"
  }
 
  tags = {
    Name      = "confidential-compute"
    Component = "confidential-computing"
  }
}
 
# Instance types that support Nitro Enclaves
# m5.xlarge, m5.2xlarge, m5.4xlarge, m5.8xlarge, m5.12xlarge, m5.16xlarge, m5.24xlarge
# c5.xlarge+, r5.xlarge+, c6i.xlarge+, m6i.xlarge+, r6i.xlarge+

resource "aws_kms_key" "enclave_only" {
  description = "Key accessible only from verified Nitro Enclaves"
 
  policy = jsonencode({
    Version = "2012-10-17"
    Statement = [
      {
        Sid       = "RootAccess"
        Effect    = "Allow"
        Principal = { AWS = "arn:aws:iam::${data.aws_caller_identity.current.account_id}:root" }
        Action    = "kms:*"
        Resource  = "*"
      },
      {
        Sid       = "EnclaveDecrypt"
        Effect    = "Allow"
        Principal = { AWS = aws_iam_role.enclave.arn }
        Action    = ["kms:Decrypt", "kms:GenerateDataKey"]
        Resource  = "*"
        Condition = {
          StringEqualsIgnoreCase = {
            # Only allow decryption from a specific enclave image
            "kms:RecipientAttestation:PCR0" = var.enclave_pcr0_hash
          }
        }
      }
    ]
  })
 
  tags = {
    Component = "confidential-computing"
    KeyUsage  = "enclave-only"
  }
}
 
resource "aws_kms_alias" "enclave" {
  name          = "alias/enclave-key"
  target_key_id = aws_kms_key.enclave_only.id
}

resource "aws_iam_role" "enclave" {
  name = "enclave-workload"
 
  assume_role_policy = jsonencode({
    Version = "2012-10-17"
    Statement = [{
      Effect    = "Allow"
      Principal = { Service = "ec2.amazonaws.com" }
      Action    = "sts:AssumeRole"
    }]
  })
}
 
resource "aws_iam_role_policy" "enclave_kms" {
  name = "enclave-kms-access"
  role = aws_iam_role.enclave.id
 
  policy = jsonencode({
    Version = "2012-10-17"
    Statement = [
      {
        Effect   = "Allow"
        Action   = ["kms:Decrypt", "kms:GenerateDataKey"]
        Resource = aws_kms_key.enclave_only.arn
      },
      {
        Effect   = "Allow"
        Action   = ["s3:GetObject"]
        Resource = "${aws_s3_bucket.encrypted_data.arn}/*"
      }
    ]
  })
}
 
resource "aws_iam_instance_profile" "enclave" {
  name = "enclave-workload"
  role = aws_iam_role.enclave.name
}

# S3 bucket for encrypted input data
resource "aws_s3_bucket" "encrypted_data" {
  bucket = "confidential-data-${data.aws_caller_identity.current.account_id}"
}
 
resource "aws_s3_bucket_server_side_encryption_configuration" "encrypted" {
  bucket = aws_s3_bucket.encrypted_data.id
 
  rule {
    apply_server_side_encryption_by_default {
      sse_algorithm     = "aws:kms"
      kms_master_key_id = aws_kms_key.enclave_only.arn
    }
    bucket_key_enabled = true
  }
}
 
# VPC endpoint — data never leaves AWS network
resource "aws_vpc_endpoint" "s3" {
  vpc_id       = var.vpc_id
  service_name = "com.amazonaws.${var.region}.s3"
  route_table_ids = var.private_route_table_ids
}
 
resource "aws_vpc_endpoint" "kms" {
  vpc_id              = var.vpc_id
  service_name        = "com.amazonaws.${var.region}.kms"
  vpc_endpoint_type   = "Interface"
  subnet_ids          = var.private_subnet_ids
  security_group_ids  = [aws_security_group.endpoints.id]
  private_dns_enabled = true
}

resource "aws_security_group" "enclave_instance" {
  name_prefix = "enclave-"
  vpc_id      = var.vpc_id
 
  # No inbound from internet
  # Only outbound to VPC endpoints
  egress {
    from_port       = 443
    to_port         = 443
    protocol        = "tcp"
    security_groups = [aws_security_group.endpoints.id]
    description     = "HTTPS to VPC endpoints only"
  }
 
  tags = { Component = "confidential-computing" }
}