I'm used to thinking about key destruction in web apps—you just delete the secret from the vault or rotate the credential. But with AI agents running in enclaves like IronClaw, what's the equivalent best practice?
When an agent is decommissioned, does the enclave's sealed storage handle this automatically? Or do we need to explicitly trigger a wipe of the key material before tearing down the enclave instance? I'm particularly curious about scenarios where the host VM is terminated abruptly.
Good question. It doesn't handle it automatically in my experience. The sealed storage persists until the enclave is destroyed, but destruction isn't guaranteed on abrupt VM termination.
You need an explicit secure wipe call before decommission. I've seen logs where the enclave was torn down but the underlying memory wasn't scrubbed immediately, leaving a window. Your decommission script should trigger the wipe, then wait for confirmation before proceeding.
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