Network policies are not the right abstraction (for developers)

You’re a platform engineer working on building a Kubernetes-based platform that achieves zero-trust between pods. Developers have to be able to get work done quickly, which means you’re putting a high priority on developer experience alongside zero-trust.

Are Kubernetes network policies good enough? I think there are multiple flaws that prevent network policies, on their own, from being an effective solution for a real-world use case.

Before pointing out the problems, I’d like to walk you through what I …

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