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Cilium in Action: Kubernetes Security & Insight (LFWS315)

Strengthen your Kubernetes expertise with a hands-on Cilium workshop—perfect for DevOps, SREs, and cloud engineers looking to level up in networking, observability, and security.

Updated 2026-03-17
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Description

Strengthen your Kubernetes expertise with a hands-on Cilium workshop—perfect for DevOps, SREs, and cloud engineers looking to level up in networking, observability, and security.

Summary

Strengthen your Kubernetes expertise with a hands-on Cilium workshop—perfect for DevOps, SREs, and cloud engineers looking to level up in networking, observability, and security.

What You'll Learn

  • Gain hands-on experience with Cilium's advanced features, including using Hubble to visualize the network, eBPF for traffic control, transparent encryption, network policies, service mesh capabilities, and more.

Prerequisites

  • Students should have an understanding of Linux administration skills and be comfortable using the command line.
  • They must be able to edit files using a command-line text editor.
  • Kubernetes administration skills are required.
  • CKA/CKAD certifications or equivalent professional experience are recommended.

Outline

10 modules 1 Day total
  • The Linux Foundation®
  • The Linux Foundation® Training
  • The Linux Foundation® Certifications
  • The Linux Foundation® Digital Badges
  • Laboratory Exercises, Solutions and Resources
  • Things Change in Linux and Open Source Projects
  • Platform Details
  • Kubernetes Architecture
  • Control Plane
  • Data Plane
  • API Objects
  • Labs
  • Network Functions
  • Pod Network
  • Why CNI
  • CNI Features
  • Install CNI
  • Pod IP Address
  • IP Transience
  • Labs
  • Cilium Overview
  • eBPF
  • Component Overview
  • Labs
  • Need for Observability
  • Hubble
  • Why Hubble
  • Architecture
  • Components
  • Labs
  • Network Policies
  • Cilium Network Policy
  • Kubernetes Network Policy vs Cilium Network Policy
  • Labs
  • Kubernetes Services Limitations
  • Ingress
  • Cilium Service Mesh
  • Gateway API
  • Cilium Gateway API
  • Labs
  • Mutual Authentication
  • Mutual Authentication in Cilium
  • Identity Management
  • SPIFFE Benefits
  • Labs
  • Need for Encryption
  • Cilium Encryption
  • IPsec Encryption
  • WireGuard
  • Labs
  • Why Cluster Mesh
  • Fault Resilience
  • Cluster Mesh Architecture
  • Requirements
  • Global Services