Chapter 12

Container security

After completing this chapter, you will be able to:

  • Choose among IaaS and various Azure container-related services to find the best approach for you.

  • Understand and cope with current problems with container technologies.

  • Secure your containerized solutions by adopting sound principles and best practices.

What are containers?

The last three or four years have seen increased interest in containers and the proliferation of competing container technologies. But what are containers, and why are they so important?

Containers are small, independent units that package an application or an execution environment with all its dependencies. They address a very real problem: how can you run multiple applications with different ...

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