Course Outline

Introduction to Service Mesh for Government

  • Challenges of managing microservices at scale in government environments
  • Solutions provided by service meshes for addressing these challenges
  • Comparative analysis of Istio with other service meshes (Linkerd, Consul) for government use cases

Kubernetes Networking Fundamentals for Government

  • Core Kubernetes networking model and its relevance to public sector operations
  • Understanding services, ingress, and load balancing in a government context
  • Limitations of native Kubernetes networking within governmental workflows

Istio Features and Architecture for Government

  • Differentiating the control plane from the data plane in Istio
  • The role of Envoy sidecars in enhancing security and performance
  • Key Istio components: Pilot, Citadel, Mixer (legacy), and Istiod for government applications

Installing Istio on Kubernetes for Government

  • Preparing a Kubernetes cluster to support Istio in government settings
  • Installation methods using Helm and Istioctl tailored for government deployments
  • Verifying the installation and ensuring sidecar injection compliance with government standards

Working with Istio Traffic Management for Government

  • Configuring routing, retries, and failovers to meet public sector requirements
  • Implementing blue/green and canary deployments in government environments
  • Utilizing Istio Gateway for managing ingress traffic securely in government networks

Service Mesh Security with Istio for Government

  • Implementing mutual TLS (mTLS) for secure service-to-service authentication in government systems
  • Establishing authorization policies using Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC)
  • Adapting Zero Trust architecture principles within Istio for enhanced government security

Observability and Monitoring for Government

  • Integrating Prometheus and Grafana with Istio to enhance monitoring capabilities in government agencies
  • Utilizing distributed tracing tools such as Jaeger and Zipkin for comprehensive visibility
  • Analyzing metrics, logs, and traces to ensure compliance and performance in government operations

Integrating Istio with Calico for Government

  • Advanced network policy enforcement to meet stringent government security requirements
  • Securing pod-to-pod communication within government clusters
  • Best practices for deploying and managing Istio + Calico in government environments

Troubleshooting and Best Practices for Government

  • Identifying and resolving common issues in Istio deployments within government agencies
  • Techniques for debugging sidecar proxies to ensure operational integrity
  • Operational best practices for maintaining production service meshes in government settings

Summary and Next Steps for Government

Requirements

  • A solid understanding of networking concepts for government IT environments
  • Experience with Linux command-line operations
  • Knowledge of container technologies and Kubernetes

Audience

  • Software developers for government projects
  • Cloud architects for government solutions
  • DevOps engineers in public sector roles
  • Network engineers supporting government systems
  • System administrators for government agencies
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