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Can eBPF Keep Your Kubernetes Cluster from Getting Hacked?
Explore how eBPF can help make Kubernetes clusters more secure and less likely to be hacked
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eBPF Offers a New Way to Secure Cloud Native Systems
Dive into the advantages of eBPF in enhancing security for cloud-native systems by offering better visibility and control over system and network behaviors
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Kubernetes Community Days UK: Keynote Cilium and eBPF
This post discusses a keynote by Liz Rice at Kubernetes Community Days UK, introducing Cilium's Mutual Authentication feature powered by eBPF and notes Cilium's recent CNCF graduation, indicating its stability for production use
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Userspace eBPF Runtimes: Overview and Applications
Dive into the role of userspace eBPF runtimes, such as ubpf, rbpf, and bpftime, and why they are intriguing due to enhanced performance, flexibility, and security
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eBPF: A practical intro with examples on Observability, Security & Networking
This practical guide to eBPF demonstrates its use in writing and loading code into the Linux kernel at runtime without changes. Through examples, the author showcases eBPF's potential in system security by blocking file access attempts and in networking by counting ICMP packets per destination IPv4, highlighting its versatility in observability, networking, and security
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eBPF application development: Beyond the basics
An advanced guide to eBPF application development, moving beyond basic concepts to explore best practices for teams aiming to deploy production eBPF applications
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Unlocking Speed: eBPF-Based Auto-Instrumentation Over 20x Faster Than Traditional Instrumentation
The article discusses the Odigos project, which utilizes eBPF for automated tracing in applications, addressing challenges like code modification and performance dips associated with traditional tracing. It showcases that eBPF-based auto-instrumentation is over 20x faster than manual instrumentation, significantly reducing performance overhead
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The beginning of my eBPF Journey - Kprobe Adventures with BCC
This post introduces eBPF, discusses its potential for creating high-performance programs, and details setting up an environment for eBPF experimentation, notably on an M1 Mac using Lima
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Platform Engineering Trends in Cloud Native: Q&A With Thomas Graf
In this Q&A, Thomas Graf, co-creator of Cilium, discusses the influence of Kubernetes, cloud-native tech, and microservices on modern app development. He elaborates on how abstractions, facilitated by technologies like eBPF and Cilium, hasten development while bolstering security and reliability
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Getting Started with eBPF: Monitoring TCP Retransmissions Using eBPF, Go and Prometheus
Dive into the use of eBPF for monitoring TCP retransmissions, based on the author's hands-on experience with eBPF in product management. Learn the fundamentals of utilizing eBPF, Go, and Prometheus for monitoring network events
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