Cloud Unfiltered Liz Rice - eBPF, Cillium and Open Source at KubeCon 2024
Apr 16, 2024
Liz Rice, Chief Open Source Officer at Isovalent and a leading voice in the cloud-native community, delves into the revolutionary eBPF technology and its implementation in the Cilium project. She discusses Isovalent's acquisition by Cisco and how eBPF enhances security and observability in containerized environments. The conversation covers Tetragon's role in bolstering Kubernetes security and the importance of community in kernel development. Liz also explores educational initiatives and involvement opportunities for the Cilium community, including the Certified Cilium Associate Exam.
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eBPF Powers Kernel-Level Control
- eBPF enables running custom programs inside the kernel for tasks like security and networking.
- It acts as a powerful platform to observe and influence machine operations efficiently.
Game of Life in eBPF
- John Fastertband implemented the Game of Life entirely in eBPF.
- This shows eBPF's Turing completeness and limitless processing ability.
Cilium Enhances Container Networking
- Cilium uses eBPF to optimize container networking with dynamic policies and packet manipulation.
- This approach bypasses traditional kernel networking stacks for efficiency.