Kubernetes pod to pod communictaion

Kubernetes
#1

As i was studying the kubernetes networking section i got this doubt. Is it possible to encrypt the communication between a pod to pod communications? if so how its done ?

#2

Hi @hari26subramaniam

It’s possible to enable Pod-to-Pod encryption using a ServiceMesh like Istio, Linkerd, or Cilium etc.

#3

Thanks for the reply it seems like using istio , linkerd are for large scale i just have a front end and a backend pod how can i encrypt the communication between them and test it ? I thought thus involves creating certifications but i am confused how to do that can you help me with this

#4

You can use Cilium as CNi and use it to implement encryption

#5

Just use HTTP with TLS encryption (HTTPS).