Pod-to-Pod Encryption Lab

This hands-on lab teaches you to implement pod-to-pod encryption for CKS exam preparation.

You'll learn to:

• Deploy Cilium CNI with WireGuard encryption enabled
• Configure encryption policies for namespace-level isolation
• Verify encrypted traffic between pods using tcpdump and Cilium tools
• Test and troubleshoot encryption policy enforcement

Pod-to-pod encryption ensures that all traffic between pods is encrypted at the network layer, providing defense in depth for sensitive workloads. This is a critical security measure for compliance and zero-trust architectures.