istio_auth_workflow.svg alt="Istio Auth Workflow"></a></div><figcaption>Istio Auth Workflow</figcaption></figure><p>Istio Auth is part of the broader security story for containers. Red Hat, a partner on the development of Kubernetes, has identified <a href=https://www.redhat.com/en/resources/container-security-openshift-cloud-devops-whitepaper>10 Layers</a> of container security. Istio and Istio Auth addresses two of these layers: &ldquo;Network Isolation&rdquo; and &ldquo;API and Service Endpoint Managemen