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API Management
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kubectl is the main way in which you will interact with your Kubernetes cluster Kubectl is a command line tool used to run commands against Kubernetes clusters. It does this by authenticating with the Master Node of your cluster and making API calls to do a variety of management actions. If you’re just getting started with Kubernetes, prepare to spend a lot of time with kubectl! Key Capabilities of kubectl
API Gateway
What is Authentication? Authentication is the process of verifying the identity of a user or system. It's a way to ensure that the entity requesting access is who they claim to be. Authentication is one of the core attributes of a Kubernetes API gateway. As the main access point from the outside world to your application and services, your gateway must be well protected from bad actors and unauthorized access. The problem? Traditional authentication mechanisms aren’t up to the challenge of preventing unauthorized access and protecting against sophisticated attacks in modern, complex environments like Kubernetes. Simple username and password authentication or even basic token-based authentication may not provide sufficient security for your API gateway.
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Kubernetes API Gateway
Both labels and annotations are ways to attach metadata to objects in Kubernetes. But when should you use one versus the other? The Kubernetes documentation is somewhat opaque on this subject:
