LABINTERMEDIATE

Implementing Cilium Network Policies

Create L3/L4 policies, test connectivity, implement deny-all baseline, and layer-specific rules.

45 minutes
networking/cilium
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Lab Overview

This hands-on lab guides you through implementing network policies with Cilium.

You'll learn to:

  • Deploy a sample multi-tier application for testing policies
  • Implement default-deny policies as a security baseline
  • Create allow policies using label selectors
  • Test policy enforcement with connectivity tests
  • Understand Cilium's identity-based policy model

Network policies are fundamental to Kubernetes security and a key topic for the CCA certification.

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Prerequisites

cilium-installation-configuration

basic-kubernetes-knowledge

Technologies Covered

ciliumkubernetesnetwork-policysecuritycca-certification

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This lab is part of the Certified Cilium Associate (CCA) course

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