The Security Evolution of gRPC Services in the Mesh

Explore the evolving landscape of gRPC services intercommunication in containers and service mesh environments in this 22-minute conference talk by Amim Knabben from VMware. Delve into the history and complexities of securing communication, authentication, authorization, and accounting within modern distributed system architectures. Learn about Istio's crucial role in enhancing the security posture of gRPC services' east-west traffic, including default encryption, identity and access management, and secure service-to-service communication without the complexity of sidecars. Gain insights into the security evolution of gRPC services and how it impacts modern cloud-native applications.