Set up overview for Anthos Service Mesh

This page provides an overview of how to set up Binary Authorization for use with Anthos Service Mesh.

Before you begin

Note: Binary Authorization for Anthos Service Mesh is available only on Google Kubernetes Engine. Installation on GKE Enterprise isn't supported.

Before you use Binary Authorization for Anthos Service Mesh, you must first install Anthos Service Mesh on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE). For more information, see the quickstart or the GKE installation guides.

Setup Steps

To set up Binary Authorization for Anthos Service Mesh, perform the following steps:

1. Enable Binary Authorization.

2. Configure your Binary Authorization policy.

   Note: Skip this step if you want to use attestations.

   You can configure the following features in your policy:

   • Default rule.
   • Specific rules for your Anthos Service Mesh service identity.
   • Exempt images. Learn more about exempt images.

3. Optional: Use the built-by-cloud-build attestor to deploy only images built by Cloud Build (Preview).

4. Optional: Use attestations.

5. View audit logs by following instructions in View audit logs for GKE.

Disable Binary Authorization for GKE with Anthos Service Mesh

To disable Binary Authorization for GKE with Anthos Service Mesh enabled, follow the instructions in Disable Binary Authorization for GKE.