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Where to configure SSL in micro service architecture

2/16/2020

I need to convert monothic application to micro service architecture. Few suggestion/confirmation are required before i finalize the design.

I will be using docker containers and kubernetes. Structure will be like this

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Ingress -> Zuul API Gateway--> Microservice
             -> Angular PODS

  • Ingress Router to route traffic to
  • Angular PODS where angular code will be present
  • API Gateway Zuul API Gateway where we will perform Authorization and Authentication

So my doubt is, for inter service communication do we need to configure SSL ?

-- Kuldeep
architecture
kubernetes-ingress
microservices
nginx
spring-boot

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1 Answer

2/16/2020

It depends on the level of security you need for inter-service communication. If that is required, I would recommend to use service mesh for the same. It will give mutual TLS for your services and many other benefits. Istio (https://istio.io/) is the most widely used service mesh.

-- anmol agrawal
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