Cilium
cilium.ioCloud Native, eBPF-based Networking, Observability, and Security
Ops & Infraebpfkubernetesnetworkingcloud-nativeobservabilitysecurityopen-source
About
Cilium is an open-source networking, observability, and security solution for cloud-native environments, built on the eBPF Linux kernel technology. It provides high-performance networking and fine-grained security policies for Kubernetes and other container orchestration platforms. Cilium leverages eBPF to enable deep visibility and control over network traffic without requiring application code changes.
Problem
Managing secure, observable, and high-performance networking in cloud-native container environments is complex and requires deep kernel-level integration.
For
platform engineers and DevOps teams running cloud-native Kubernetes workloads
How it works
Cilium uses eBPF technology to hook into the Linux kernel, enabling dynamic network policy enforcement, load balancing, and observability without modifying application code.
Business model
open-source
Status
launched