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Istio Lab – Authentication and Authorization

February 26, 2023February 13, 2022 by Digi Hunch

My previous blog discussed as service mesh what Istio can offer in terms of authentication and authorization capabilities. Istio can authenticate an incoming HTTP request, ensuring the JWT issued has not been tampered somewhere in the middle. The fields in the JWT allows for more flexibilities at the point of authorization. This combination allows Istio … Read moreIstio Lab – Authentication and Authorization

Istio Authentication and Authorization

February 26, 2023February 5, 2022 by Digi Hunch

Applications running on Kubernetes platform seeks to offload common non-business features to the platform. Istio helps Kubernetes bridge that gap. It can enforce mTLS communication, which is known as Peer Authentication. It can help with two other things with the use of JWT token: when a web request presents a JWT token, it can validate … Read moreIstio Authentication and Authorization