Network Policies vs Service Mesh
Developers should learn and use Network Policies when deploying applications on Kubernetes to enforce security boundaries between services, prevent lateral movement of threats, and comply with regulatory requirements meets developers should learn and use service meshes when building or operating complex microservices-based applications that require reliable inter-service communication, security enforcement, and monitoring at scale. Here's our take.
Network Policies
Developers should learn and use Network Policies when deploying applications on Kubernetes to enforce security boundaries between services, prevent lateral movement of threats, and comply with regulatory requirements
Network Policies
Nice PickDevelopers should learn and use Network Policies when deploying applications on Kubernetes to enforce security boundaries between services, prevent lateral movement of threats, and comply with regulatory requirements
Pros
- +They are essential for production environments where different components (e
- +Related to: kubernetes, container-networking
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
Service Mesh
Developers should learn and use service meshes when building or operating complex microservices-based applications that require reliable inter-service communication, security enforcement, and monitoring at scale
Pros
- +It is particularly valuable in cloud-native environments with Kubernetes, where it simplifies implementing cross-cutting concerns like mutual TLS, circuit breaking, load balancing, and distributed tracing across hundreds or thousands of services
- +Related to: kubernetes, microservices
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
The Verdict
Use Network Policies if: You want they are essential for production environments where different components (e and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.
Use Service Mesh if: You prioritize it is particularly valuable in cloud-native environments with kubernetes, where it simplifies implementing cross-cutting concerns like mutual tls, circuit breaking, load balancing, and distributed tracing across hundreds or thousands of services over what Network Policies offers.
Developers should learn and use Network Policies when deploying applications on Kubernetes to enforce security boundaries between services, prevent lateral movement of threats, and comply with regulatory requirements
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