Securing Outgoing Traffic: Building a Powerful Internet Egress Gateway for Reliable Connectivity

Learn how to secure outgoing traffic and build a robust Internet Egress gateway in this 38-minute conference talk from KubeCon + CloudNativeCon. Explore essential techniques for preventing data exfiltration and maintaining strong safeguards while managing access to external vendor APIs and addressing vulnerabilities like Log4j. Dive into the implementation of a powerful Internet Egress gateway using Istio and Envoy, discovering how to define fine-grained access policies for monitoring and auditing outgoing traffic from mesh networks. Master the creation of a generic multi-tenant gateway suitable for diverse services, eliminating years of redundant engineering work. Gain comprehensive knowledge about Internet Egress Gateway fundamentals, its importance in modern infrastructure, and practical configuration steps using open-source Istio/Envoy based solutions.