Overview And State Of Linkerd

Conference: KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2022

2022-10-27

Authors: Alex Leong

Summary

Overview and State of Linkerd - A service mesh for transparent mtls between all services on by default

Linkerd is a service mesh that intercepts all network traffic for a pod and adds functionality like observability, reliability features, and transparent mtls between all services on by default
Philosophy behind Linkerd is to make it easy to use and install without requiring extensive configuration
Linkerd integrates with startmanager for automatic certificate rotation
Linkerd uses HTTP back pressure mechanism for back pressure
Linkerd is focused on workload identity rather than user identity
Linkerd provides East West traffic for service to service within the cluster

Linkerd is a CNCF project that has a vibrant open source community. It is used by many organizations all over the world. Linkerd is a service mesh that provides transparent mtls between all services on by default. This is the feature that people are usually most interested in. Linkerd is focused on workload identity rather than user identity. Linkerd provides East West traffic for service to service within the cluster.

Abstract

In this talk, maintainers from the Linkerd project will present an overview of the project and an update on upcoming releases. They’ll cover what Linkerd is and how it compares to other service meshes; what the latest features and functionality are; what to expect in upcoming releases; and how you can get involved in one of the CNCF’s most talked-about projects. This talk will cover Linkerd's recent adoption of the Gateway API and the many new features that move unlocks.

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