Calico supports the latest version of RKE2 to provide users with highly scalable, high -performance and efficient networking and security resources for toilets and containers.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 25, 2022 / PRNewswire/ – Tigeraproviding the industry’s single active Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) with full-stack observability for containers, toilets, and cloud, today announced support for SUSE Rancher Kubernetes Engine (RKE) 2, the next generation of RKE for Government and Data Center use cases. RKE2 is a Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) enabled alternative to RKE for government and other compliance -based deployments.
With this new support, SUSE Rancher users can now install Tigera’s CNAPP, Calico, to enable build, deploy, and runtime security for Kubernetes and containers in RKE2. In particular, Calico provides comprehensive zero-trust workload protection and full-stack observability and troubleshooting functionalities for workloads running on RKE2. With Calico, RKE2 users can now protect their applications against runtime threats and vulnerabilities and proactively mitigate these threats.
“With Calico’s active, zero-trust based security for cloud-native applications running on RKE2, SUSE Rancher users can now focus on threat prevention using zero-trust control, “he said Amit Gupta |, Chief Product Officer, Tigera. “For example, Calico allows users to implement granular, unreliable workload access tools, such as DNS and NetworkSets policies, to manage access controls for data flowing between workloads and external resources. “
RKE against RKE2
As the next generation of SUSE Rancher’s Kubernetes distribution, RKE2 is fully compliant for security and compliance within the U.S. Federal Government and is designed for data center use cases.
The newer version of the Rancher Kubernetes Engine, the RKE2 is useful for users looking to solidify and secure their Kubernetes clusters to comply with various requirements such as FIPS. This new support for Calico, which will be used as a networking and security solution for RKE2 deployments, gives SUSE Rancher customers unparalleled visibility and unreliable workload access for these deployments.
David Landrydirector of Solutions Partners & Alliances at SUSE, said, “SUSE and Tigera are working together on Calico Open Source, provided out of the Rancher box as an option to CNI in the RKE and RKE2 clusters. We are pleased to now offer the Tigera’s Calico Enterprise support for RKE2 with advanced zero-trust capabilities to meet stringent government requirements and highly controlled, compliance-driven deployments. “
Tigera’s CNAPP platform in RKE2
With Calico available on RKE2, SUSE Rancher users will find that it addresses industry -wide diseases and provides the following key benefits:
- Reduces attack surface using zero-trust workload security
- Detects and blocks malicious threats during development, deployment and runtime
- Protects internet-facing applications with a workload-based Web Application Firewall (WAF)
- Provides visibility into workload communication for security and troubleshooting
SUSE Rancher gives businesses a following platform to host and develop their applications. RKE users are running Calico CNI can seamlessly upgrade to Calico CNAPP for robust security and observation. Calico offers the industry’s only active CNAPP with full-stack observability for containers, Kubernetes, and cloud.
Join Tigera for an upcoming workshop to test the build, deploy and runtime security of Calico for your RKE2 cluster. https://www.tigera.io/events/workshop/?_sft_topics=rancher
About Tigera
Tigera provides the industry’s only active Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) with full-stack observability for containers, Kubernetes, and cloud. The company’s platform prevents, detects, troubleshoots, and automatically mitigates the risks of exposure to security issues at the build, deploy, and runtime stages. Tigera delivers its platform as a fully managed SaaS (Calico Cloud) or a self-managed service (Calico Enterprise). Its open-source offer, Calico Open Source, is the most accepted container networking and security solution. The Tigera platform defines security and observability as code to ensure consistent implementation of security policies, enabling DevOps, platform, and security teams to protect workloads, detect threats, achieve ongoing compliance, and troubleshoot service issues in real time.
Strengthens more than 100M container on 2M+ nodes in 166 countries, Calico software is supported on all major cloud providers and Kubernetes distribution, and it is used by leading companies including AT&T, Discover, Merck, ServiceNow, HanseMerkur, RealPage, L3Harris, and Mindbody.
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