Feasibility of hybrid ZK-rollup plus enclave architectures meeting performance and compliance targets

Ascertain whether hybrid architectures combining stateless zero-knowledge rollups for proofs with enclave-based execution for secrets can simultaneously meet performance budgets and compliance requirements for Internet of AI Agents workloads.

Background

To reconcile privacy with performance, the paper considers combining cryptographic proof systems (e.g., ZK-rollups for verifiable claims) with confidential computing (e.g., secure enclaves) to handle sensitive data. Such hybrids aim to provide attestation and auditability while preserving secrecy.

However, the authors note severe hardware and computational constraints (e.g., the current impracticality of fully homomorphic encryption at scale) and stress that it is not established whether this hybrid approach can meet both throughput/latency requirements and regulatory compliance demands.