SoC · system on chip
A complete computer integrated onto one die; every server contains several beyond the host CPU, and each carries its own firmware and therefore its own attack surface.
Current numbers
~400 J/GPUVera Rubin power-smoothing energy a closed-loop BESS SoC controller manages per transient
3 yrISO 27001 / 42001 certification validity with annual surveillance audits; SOC 2 Type II re-issued every 6–12 mo
~99.78%GPU registers hidden by the BAR0 decoupler in confidential mode (vs ~7.94% normal) — the forensic opacity the SOC works around