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# Architecting Secure and Encrypted Microservices in K8s


- **Event:** Conference India 2026

## Description

As organizations transition to large-scale cloud-native architectures, the imperative to secure microservice communication grows. While gRPC is favored for its high performance, implementing end-to-end security within Kubernetes often presents significant architectural hurdles. This session provides a comprehensive guide to hardening gRPC applications, detailing the deployment of Mutual TLS (mTLS) for robust encryption and verifiable identity. The speaker will demonstrate how to utilize Kubernetes-native solutions like Cert-Manager for automated certificate lifecycle management and integrate service meshes like Istio to enforce consistent security policies. Attendees will also gain clarity on the distinct roles of JWT and OAuth2, particularly in environments where traditional mTLS is not applicable.

## Speakers

### [Arushi Garg](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@arushi-garg)

Building production-grade AI agent platforms at the intersection of research and cloud-native engineering
### [MV Shiva](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@mv-shiva)

Google, SWE-2 - End-to-End Security with gRPC in Kubernetes


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