Security & Service Mesh

📊 Progress Tracking

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📋 Module Overview

Implement advanced security and service mesh features

🎯 Learning Objectives

  • Master security policies
  • Master service mesh features
  • Master ingress & gateway api
  • Master security projects

📚 Tasks & Exercises

1. Security Policies

  • Task 1.1: Zero-trust networking principles
  • Task 2.2: Application-aware security policies
  • Task 3.3: Encryption in transit (WireGuard)
  • Task 4.4: Runtime security enforcement
  • Task 5.5: Threat detection and prevention

Practice: Complete practical exercises for security policies

2. Service Mesh Features

  • Task 1.1: Envoy proxy integration
  • Task 2.2: Layer 7 traffic management
  • Task 3.3: Traffic splitting and canary deployments
  • Task 4.4: Circuit breaking and retry policies
  • Task 5.5: mTLS authentication

Practice: Complete practical exercises for service mesh features

3. Ingress & Gateway API

  • Task 1.1: Cilium ingress controller
  • Task 2.2: Gateway API implementation
  • Task 3.3: TLS termination and SNI
  • Task 4.4: Rate limiting and authentication
  • Task 5.5: External traffic management

Practice: Complete practical exercises for ingress & gateway api

4. Security Projects

  • Task 1.1: Implement zero-trust architecture
  • Task 2.2: Deploy service mesh with mTLS
  • Task 3.3: Configure ingress with security policies
  • Task 4.4: Build threat detection system

Practice: Complete practical exercises for security projects

📖 Resources

Required Reading

Optional Materials

  • Explore additional resources as needed
  • Practice with real-world examples
  • Join community discussions

✅ Completion Criteria

Mark this module complete when you can:

  • Successfully complete all security policies tasks

  • Successfully complete all service mesh features tasks

  • Successfully complete all ingress & gateway api tasks

  • Successfully complete all security projects tasks

  • Apply concepts in practical scenarios

  • Explain key concepts to others

📝 Notes Section

Use this space for your personal notes and insights while learning


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