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Quartz is a flexible framework for privacy-preserving computation via Trusted Execution Quartz is a flexible framework for privacy-preserving computation via Trusted Execution
Environments (TEEs) organized and secured by smart contracts. Environments (TEEs) organized and secured by smart contracts.
_**Why?**_ Development of Quartz was motivated by the privacy needs of the [Cycles Protocol][cycles]. _**Why?**_ Development of Quartz was motivated by the privacy needs of the [Cycles Protocol][cycles],
It is designed to be more broadly useful. For background on how to think about different privacy preserving which adopts a TEE-based ZK execution sidecar for private smart contracts.
For background on how to think about different privacy preserving
technologies (FHE vs MPC vs ZKP vs TEE), see [How to win friends and TEE-fluence technologies (FHE vs MPC vs ZKP vs TEE), see [How to win friends and TEE-fluence
people][how_to_win_friends_talk] and the associated [tweet people][how_to_win_friends_talk] and the associated [tweet
thread][how_to_win_friends_thread]. thread][how_to_win_friends_thread].
_**What?**_ With Quartz, data in smart contracts can be encrypted, while computation happens _**What?**_ With Quartz, data in smart contracts can be encrypted, while computation happens
privately off-chain via enclaves. Each contract can control what code runs in the privately off-chain via TEEs like SGX. Each contract can control what code runs in the
enclave, when it runs, and who is permitted to run it. enclave, when it runs, and who is permitted to run it.
_**How?**_ At the heart of Quartz is a light-client protocol handshake between the enclave and the _**How?**_ At the heart of Quartz is a light-client protocol handshake between the enclave and the

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TEE code is written in Rust and compiled via Gramine to run on Intel SGX enclaves. TEE code is written in Rust and compiled via Gramine to run on Intel SGX enclaves.
App devs need to design their smart contracts and their enclave code in tandem to work together. App devs need to design their smart contracts and their enclave code in tandem to work together.
Note that enclave code is not restricted to be CosmWasm as well, but can be (practically) arbitrary Rust. Note that enclave code is not restricted to be CosmWasm, but can be (practically) arbitrary Rust.
## Enclave Code ## Enclave Code

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framework powering the Cycles Protocol. It is designed to be useful more framework powering the Cycles Protocol. It is designed to be useful more
generally for providing private computation to smart contract platforms. generally for providing private computation to smart contract platforms.
- ZKPs
- ORAM - ORAM
- Forward Secrecy (Key Rotation) - Forward Secrecy (Key Rotation)
- Managing State - Managing State