(Unit 2) Microservices March 2023: Start Delivering Microservices

Register online to access Microservices March.

Microservices March 2023 is a free educational program that addresses some of the key fundamentals of delivering microservices. The entire curriculum is eight hours of activities spread out over four weeks. Do it all or pick just the parts that interest you.

This program is 101-focused. You’ll benefit most if you’re transitioning into a company already using microservices, are currently deciding on an architecture, or are about to start your own conversion to microservices.

• Unit 1: Apply the Twelve-Factor App to Microservices Architectures
• Unit 2: Microservices Secrets Management 101
• Unit 3: Accelerate Microservices Deployments with Automation
• Unit 4: Manage Microservices Chaos and Complexity with Observability

Unit 2: Microservices Secrets Management 101
Many of your services need secrets to operate. Examples include the private key for an SSL/TLS certificate, an API key to authenticate to another service, and an SSH key for remote login. It's crucial to strictly limit the context of a secret to only the places it needs to be and to prevent it from being accessed except when needed… but this practice is often skipped in the rush of application development. The result? Improper secrets management is a common cause of information leakage and exploits.

Join this session to learn:

• The principles of secret management

• How to store secrets securely

• How to distribute secrets into container runtimes

• Why it's important to rotate secrets

Hands-on Lab - 1 hour
You’ll use a mix of Linux tools and secrets management systems to safely distribute and use JSON Web Token (JWT) authentication.