yle=padding-bottom:56.25%><a data-skipendnotes=true href=/v1.8/blog/2017/0.1-auth/istio_auth_workflow.svg title="Istio Authentication Workflow"><img class=element-to-stretch src=/v1.8/blog/2017/0.1-auth/istio_auth_workflow.svg alt="Istio Authentication Workflow"></a></div><figcaption>Istio Authentication Workflow</figcaption></figure><p>Istio authentication 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