Hands-On Microservices with Kubernetes

Securing microservices

Kubernetes was designed for running large-scale critical systems, where security is of paramount concern. Microservices are often more challenging to secure than monolithic systems because there is so much internal communication across many boundaries. Also, microservices encourage agile development, which leads to a constantly changing system. There is no steady state you can secure once and be done with it. You must constantly adapt the security of the system to the changes. Kubernetes comes pre-packed with several concepts and mechanisms for secure development, deployment, and operation of your microservices. You still need to employ best practices, such as principle of least privilege, security in depth, and minimizing ...