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Kubernetes – An Enterprise Guide

Kubernetes – An Enterprise Guide

By : Marc Boorshtein, Scott Surovich
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Kubernetes – An Enterprise Guide

Kubernetes – An Enterprise Guide

4.8 (13)
By: Marc Boorshtein, Scott Surovich

Overview of this book

Stay at the forefront of cloud-native technologies with the eagerly awaited Kubernetes – An Enterprise Guide, Third Edition. Delve deep into Kubernetes and emerge with the latest insights to conquer today's dynamic enterprise challenges. This meticulously crafted edition equips you with the latest insights to skillfully navigate the twists and turns of ever-evolving cloud technology. Experience a more profound exploration of advanced Kubernetes deployments, revolutionary techniques, and expert strategies that redefine your cloud-native skill set. Discover cutting-edge topics reshaping the technological frontier like virtual clusters, container security, and secrets management. Gain an edge by mastering these critical aspects of Kubernetes and propelling your enterprise to new heights. Expertly harness Kubernetes' power for business-critical applications with insider techniques. Smoothly transition to microservices with Istio, excel at modern deployments with GitOps/CI/CD, and bolster security with OPA/Gatekeeper and KubeArmor. Integrate Kubernetes with leading tools for maximum impact in a competitive landscape. Stay ahead of the technology curve with cutting-edge strategies for innovation and growth. Redefine cloud-native excellence with this definitive guide to leveraging Kubernetes.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
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Understanding Secrets Managers

We’ve covered what makes Secrets special and how to approach secret data, now we need to talk about how to manage them. There are four ways most clusters manage Secrets:

  • Kubernetes Secrets: Storing all secrets as Secret objects without any kind of external management.
  • Sealed Secrets: Secret data is encrypted in files stored in Git.
  • External Secrets Manager: An external service, such as HashiCorp’s Vault or a cloud-based secrets manager, is used to store secrets for your cluster.
  • Hybrid: By syncing secret data from an external secrets manager into generic Kubernetes Secret objects you get an approach that allows for the Secrets API while still maintaining your source of truth about secret data outside of your cluster.

Let’s walk through each approach to managing secrets.

Storing Secrets as Secret Objects

The first option seems like the easiest. Leveraging Kubernetes Secret objects provides...

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