Cilium CNI plugin
E699819
Container Network Interface plugin
Kubernetes networking solution
cloud-native networking project
open-source software
Cilium CNI plugin is a cloud-native networking and security solution for Kubernetes that uses eBPF to provide high-performance, policy-driven connectivity and observability for containerized workloads.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cilium | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Container Network Interface plugin
ⓘ
Kubernetes networking solution ⓘ cloud-native networking project ⓘ open-source software ⓘ |
| designedFor |
cloud-native environments
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containerized workloads ⓘ |
| enforces |
L3/L4 network policies
ⓘ
L7 network policies ⓘ |
| hostProject | Cilium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implements |
BPF datapath programs
ⓘ
Kubernetes CNI interface ⓘ |
| integratesWith |
Envoy
NERFINISHED
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Hubble observability ⓘ Kubernetes ingress controllers ⓘ Kubernetes services ⓘ service meshes ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Cilium open-source community ⓘ |
| provides |
container networking
ⓘ
flow visibility ⓘ high-performance dataplane ⓘ network metrics ⓘ network observability ⓘ network policy enforcement ⓘ network security ⓘ policy-driven connectivity ⓘ tracing information ⓘ |
| runsIn | Linux kernel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
BPF-based kube-proxy replacement
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CiliumNetworkPolicy NERFINISHED ⓘ DNS-aware policies ⓘ HTTP-aware policies ⓘ IPv4 ⓘ IPv6 ⓘ Kubernetes NetworkPolicy NERFINISHED ⓘ cluster networking ⓘ direct routing modes ⓘ dual-stack networking ⓘ egress policies ⓘ encapsulation modes ⓘ gRPC-aware policies ⓘ identity-based security ⓘ ingress policies ⓘ multi-cluster networking ⓘ network encryption ⓘ service load balancing ⓘ transparent encryption with IPsec ⓘ transparent encryption with WireGuard ⓘ |
| supportsPlatform | Kubernetes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTechnology | eBPF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| website | https://cilium.io/ ⓘ |
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