awesome-kubernetes/v2-docs/kubernetes-networking.md

Kubernetes Networking

!!! info "Architectural Context" Detailed reference for Kubernetes Networking in the context of Networking & Service Mesh.

Cloud Infrastructure

Kubernetes

Networking

• (2026) ==cilium.io== [ADVANCED LEVEL] 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 [DE FACTO STANDARD] — An eBPF-powered open-source project that provides high-performance, secure, and observable networking, load balancing, and network security for Kubernetes workloads. Cilium is widely adopted by enterprise platforms due to its scale capabilities and granular L3-L7 policy controls.

Cloud Native Infrastructure

Networking (1)

Egress Traffic Control

Case Studies

• (2020) Controlling outbound traffic from Kubernetes [ADVANCED LEVEL] [CASE STUDY] 🌟🌟🌟🌟 [CASE STUDY] [ENTERPRISE-STABLE] — A highly regarded engineering case study by Monzo bank detailing how they designed and operated egress gateways to control and audit outbound traffic. Explains compliance benefits, custom proxy layers, and high-availability engineering patterns.

Cloud Native Security

Network Security

Network Policies

• (2020) blog.nody.cc: Verify your Kubernetes Cluster Network Policies: From Faith to Proof [EN CONTENT] [ADVANCED LEVEL] [COMMUNITY-TOOL] — Outlines a methodology to empirically test and verify active Kubernetes Network Policies. Details the usage of programmatic probes to transition network security evaluation from abstract policy syntax configurations to verifiable network boundaries.

Networking (2)

Ingress Controllers

Comparison

• (2024) ==Learnk8s: Comparison of Kubernetes Ingress controllers 🌟== [ADVANCED LEVEL] 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 [DE FACTO STANDARD] — An industry-standard comparison spreadsheet analyzing over a dozen Kubernetes Ingress controllers. Details performance, dynamic reloading capabilities, routing protocols, and native TLS/WAF integrations.

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