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Implementing Zero-Trust Security with Istio mTLS

Implement zero-trust security using Istio service mesh with mutual TLS encryption.

45 minutes
platform-engineering/security
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Lab Overview

This hands-on lab teaches you to implement zero-trust security principles using Istio service mesh.

You'll learn to:

  • Install Istio service mesh in your Kubernetes cluster
  • Enable strict mutual TLS (mTLS) for service-to-service communication
  • Configure AuthorizationPolicy resources for fine-grained access control
  • Verify encrypted traffic and validate zero-trust implementation
  • Monitor mTLS status and certificate rotation

Zero-trust security is essential for platform engineering teams to protect service communication and enforce least-privilege access.

What You'll Learn

Install Istio service mesh in Kubernetes

Enable strict mTLS for all services

Configure AuthorizationPolicy for access control

Verify zero-trust implementation

Prerequisites

kubernetes-fundamentals

networking-basics

security-concepts

Technologies Covered

istiomtlszero-trustsecurityservice-meshkubernetescnpe

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This lab is part of the Certified Cloud Native Platform Engineer (CNPE) course

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