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Blacklight

Nillion Blacklight is the verification layer of the Blind Computer. It is powered by Nillion's Ethereum L2 and a decentralized network of permissionless, community-run Blacklight nodes that continuously challenge and verify workloads running on nilCC and other TEE providers (such as Phala and Secret Network).

Start Verifying​

Start earning rewards by verifying existing apps — or let Blacklight's node operators verify your own apps — using Blacklight's features and tools.

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Node Operators

Run permissionless Blacklight nodes that are assigned verification tasks via Nillion's L2 and earn rewards.

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App Developers

Developers can register their TEE workloads (running on nilCC or Phala) to be verified by Blacklight.

Components​

Nillion Blacklight has three main components.

  • Community-run Blacklight Nodes: Permissionless nodes that verify TEE workloads by challenging attestation reports and monitoring enclave behavior.

  • Nillion's Ethereum L2: An EVM-compatible Layer 2 network that handles verification work assignment, staking, and reward distributions.

  • Smart Contracts: Solidity contracts that handle protocol configuration, manage staking, select verification committees, orchestrate verification, and distribute rewards.

Together, the above components form a credibly neutral trust layer that holds applications with TEE workloads accountable through continuous monitoring and verification.

Scope and Vision​

Nillion Blacklight can currently verify the two categories of workloads below.

  • Workloads running on Nillion's confidential compute module nilCC that have opted-in to verification.
  • Phala workloads registered with Blacklight.

The vision behind Nillion Blacklight is that, over time, it will become a universal, credibly neutral TEE trust layer that enables workload verification across many TEE providers.