The Technical
Getting acquainted with BPF as a security tool
"there are a few sharp corners but the capabilities it provides are quite impressive"
avilum/secimport
"Python runtime sandbox with eBPF and seccomp (Blocks RCE)" and the blog
aws/aws-ebpf-sdk-go
"Golang based SDK for kernel eBPF operations i.e, load/attach/detach eBPF programs and create/delete/update maps. SDK relies on Unix bpf() system calls"
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The Ecosystem
Top 20 Cilium Use Cases
From Ability to scale to Zero trust, find them all here
The Magic of eBPF
Cloud Native Compass podcast with Liz Rice
Cilium by using eBPF with Raymond De Jong from Isovalent
IT Talks podcast about the project
Demystifying eBPF Tracing: A Beginner's Guide to Performance Optimization
History and how it helps
Episode-XVII [BKeeper]
See why RedHat is developing bpfd for eBPF program lifecycle management
Sprinkling eBPF onto Your Observability
"Hopefully, I've convinced you to sprinkle some eBPF into your infrastructure. It is not magic, just like it often seems like, but it is actually a lot of work to make it useful"
Issue #002 | Programming the Kernel with eBPF
Intro article closing with - "There is still SO MUCH to unpack when it comes to eBPF, so I encourage you to go out and explore"
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The How To
Cilium Hubble Cheatsheet β Kubernetes Network Observability in a Nutshell
Get the cheat codes for Hubble and Kubernetes observability
Cilium: Installing Azure CNI powered by Cilium using Terraform (Part 2)
"Provisioning an AKS cluster (by assigning IP addresses from a Virtual Network)"
Cilium: Support for ENI Prefix Delegation in an EKS cluster
Learn how to overcome IPv4 limits in EKS
Installer k3s et dΓ©ployer cilium sous Debian 12
et Hubble
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The Video
BIG TCP Over IPv4 With Cilium
Not just IPv6 anymore
KBE Insider E23: eBPF
Love that more people are calling eBPF a Swiss Army knife
From Zero to Cluster Mesh: Installing and Configuring Cilium CNI on Kubernetes
Learn how to set up Cluster Mesh in this tutorial
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The Events
SIGCOM Workshop on eBPF and Kernel Extensions
September 10-14th in NYC. "The workshop aims to bring together experts and practitioners in the field of eBPF, end-host networking, and operating systems to discuss and present the latest advances to support and apply this cutting edge technology"
Introduction to Cilium: Networking, Security and Observability for Modern Infrastructure
Meetup in Luxembourg on September 12th
eBPF Summit
On September 13th (Next week). Keynotes from Brendan Gregg, Jean Yang, and Joe Stringer. Register today!
Cilium Workshop with Isovalent, CamptoCamp and Exoscale - Geneva
September 14th
Kubernetes Network Observability and Security | Network Plugin vs Service Mesh
Meetups in Mainz on September 7th and Munich on September 14th
Cilium Workshop with Isovalent and mindcurv - Cologne
September 28
Cilium Workshop with Isovalent and Redpill Linpro - Oslo
October 17th
Cilium Workshop with Isovalent and Redpill Linpro - Stockholm
October 19th
Cilium Workshop with Isovalent and Kloia - London
November 1st
CiliumCon
Now as a full day event at KubeCon Chicago November 6th!
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