As confidential computing continues to grow, AMD SEV-SNP has evolved within the open-source community and is now supported by major cloud providers such as AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure. By encrypting memory, SEV-SNP ensures that a virtual machine’s memory remains accessible only to itself, protecting sensitive workloads in virtualized environments. This session provides an in-depth exploration of AMD SEV-SNP, focusing on its integration and implementation within the Linux kernel, QEMU, and OVMF. Attendees will gain insights into SEV-SNP’s role in confidential computing, recent advancements in open-source development, and the security guarantees it offers. We will also examine the limitations of its protections and discuss whether adopting this technology is essential for enhancing system security.