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authentication
Apr 18, 2022
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GitHub Authentication for Kubernetes – a Step-by-Step Guide
In addition to its many other use cases, single sign-on (SSO) works well for Kubernetes authentication. The benefits of using SSO for Kubernetes include simplified account management and provisioning and self-service for developers.
Apr 5, 2022
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Okta for Kubernetes – A Step-by-Step Guide
Single Sign-On (SSO) has become a prominent part of enterprise strategy to bolster the security posture of user identification across different applications. SSO is an authentication system for users that enables them to use a single set of credentials when accessing a number of autonomous software systems.
Mar 22, 2022
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Kubernetes and LDAP: Enterprise Authentication for Kubernetes
Authentication is an important part of functionality across software applications and infrastructures. It allows you to restrict access to users the system recognizes via tokens, username and password pairs, certificates, and other authentication mechanisms.
Mar 2, 2022
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Five Dex Alternatives for Kubernetes Authentication
Authentication helps control access to cluster resources by first verifying a user’s identity. In Kubernetes, the API server needs to verify the identity of every request it receives.
Feb 23, 2022
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Dex for Kubernetes: How Does it Work?
Despite being the most widely used open source container orchestration platform today, Kubernetes does not have the means to create and manage users—at least not natively.
Feb 15, 2022
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10 Essentials for Kubernetes Access Control
Kubernetes, an automated system for managing containerized applications, offers multiple benefits to developers. It eliminates application downtime by creating a new pod automatically when an existing pod crashes, and it allows teams to easily scale applications for traffic increases or decreases.
Feb 9, 2022
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Automatic Ingress Authentication
Loft now supports automatic authentication capabilities for your Spaces. When accessing a space via ingress, Loft will deny traffic from users that are unauthenticated with Loft or unauthorized users that don’t have permissions to use the targeted Space.
Oct 27, 2021
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Kubernetes RBAC: Basics and Advanced Patterns
Kubernetes has modernized how organizations build, test, and deploy their software. Thanks to its modularity, open-source framework, and role-based access control (RBAC), companies can create a highly scalable and reliable enterprise-grade cluster while meeting strict security and governance requirements.
Jul 26, 2021
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Kubectl Login: Solving Authentication For Kubernetes
Kubernetes authentication means validating the identity of who or what is sending a request to the Kubernetes server. A request can originate from a pod, within a cluster, or from a human user.
Oct 14, 2020
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Why Everyone Builds Internal Kubernetes Platforms
Recently, you might have heard about “internal Kubernetes platforms” from many different sources: KubeCon talks, blog articles, or just colleagues and friends. Even if such platforms are not always called internal Kubernetes platforms, solutions that allow engineers to get a standardized and easy Kubernetes access in a cloud environment seem to become more common now.
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