Cilium: A Deep Dive into Kubernetes Network Plug-in

Shingai Zivuku
6 min readSep 21, 2023

Cilium is a high-performance, service-oriented network plug-in that provides robust network and security features. It uses eBPF (Extended Berkeley Packet Filter) technology to manage network communications in Kubernetes clusters more efficiently and securely.

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The key concepts of Cilium include:

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Shingai Zivuku

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