Abstract: In one embodiment, metadata associated with deployment of a container within an orchestration environment includes information indicating security preferences for deployment of the container within the orchestration environment, information indicating a level of communications between the container and other containers, and/or information indicating effects of execution of the container with respect to other containers. The metadata is used to select a particular node of a plurality of nodes within the orchestration environment on which to deploy the container based on the metadata.

Abstract: A method comprises receiving in a governor device, from a plurality of data owner devices, metadata for one or more datasets maintained by the plurality of data owner devices, registering the metadata for the one or more datasets with the governor device, in response to a request from an aggregator, providing at least a portion of the metadata for the one or more datasets to the aggregator, receiving, from the aggregator, a compute plan to be implemented by the plurality of data owner devices, distributing at least a portion of the compute plan to the plurality of data owner devices, in response to receiving, from the plurality of data owner devices, a verification report and a certification for an enclave, binding the enclave to a host device, and providing the compute plan to the plurality of data owner devices.

Abstract: An arrangement is provided for responding a networking request. An initiating communication device, representing an initiating party, sends a networking request to a receiving communication device, representing a user, to request to establish a connection between the initiating party and the user. When the receiving communication device receives the networking request, it identifies the identity of the initiating party. The receiving communication device responds the networking request according to a dynamic social network model with respect to the identity of the initiating party. The response either grants or denies the networking request.