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title: What Is a Secure Research Computing Enclave? | Vantage Compute
canonical: 'https://www.vantagecompute.ai/glossary/secure-research-computing-enclave/'
description: >-
  A secure research computing enclave is a boundary around compute and data
  where every user has one identity, access is granted by policy, and every
  action is audited.
updated: '2026-11-12'
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# What Is a Secure Research Computing Enclave?

A secure research computing enclave is a boundary around compute and data where every user has one identity, access is granted by policy, and every action is audited.

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## How it works

- Every user signs in with one identity, from the organization's own identity provider.
- Access is denied by default and granted per role.
- Every action is logged against the person who took it.
- Compute runs beside the data, so the data does not have to leave.

## How Vantage Compute relates

Vantage Compute provides that enclave on hardware an organization already owns, so sensitive research does not have to be hosted elsewhere.

## Related terms

- [Deny-by-default access](https://www.vantagecompute.ai/glossary/deny-by-default-access/)
- [Audit trail for GPU usage](https://www.vantagecompute.ai/glossary/audit-trail-for-gpu-usage/)
- [Sovereign AI](https://www.vantagecompute.ai/glossary/sovereign-ai/)