Istio · Schema

Istio PeerAuthentication

A PeerAuthentication defines how traffic will be tunneled (or not) to the sidecar proxy. It configures mutual TLS (mTLS) mode for workload-to-workload communication within the mesh.

CNCFKubernetesMicroservicesOpen-SourceService Mesh

Properties

Name Type Description
selector object Workload selector to apply the policy to specific workloads. If not set, the policy applies to all workloads in the namespace.
mtls object Mutual TLS settings for workload communication.
portLevelMtls object Port-specific mutual TLS settings. Keys are port numbers.
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JSON Schema

peer-authentication.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://github.com/api-evangelist/istio/blob/main/json-schema/peer-authentication.json",
  "title": "Istio PeerAuthentication",
  "description": "A PeerAuthentication defines how traffic will be tunneled (or not) to the sidecar proxy. It configures mutual TLS (mTLS) mode for workload-to-workload communication within the mesh.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "selector": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "matchLabels": {
          "type": "object",
          "additionalProperties": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "description": "One or more labels that indicate a specific set of pods/VMs on which the policy should be applied."
        }
      },
      "description": "Workload selector to apply the policy to specific workloads. If not set, the policy applies to all workloads in the namespace."
    },
    "mtls": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "mode": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": ["UNSET", "DISABLE", "PERMISSIVE", "STRICT"],
          "description": "Defines the mTLS mode used for peer authentication. UNSET inherits from parent, DISABLE disables mTLS tunnel, PERMISSIVE accepts both plaintext and mTLS, STRICT requires mTLS."
        }
      },
      "description": "Mutual TLS settings for workload communication."
    },
    "portLevelMtls": {
      "type": "object",
      "additionalProperties": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "mode": {
            "type": "string",
            "enum": ["UNSET", "DISABLE", "PERMISSIVE", "STRICT"],
            "description": "Defines the mTLS mode for this specific port."
          }
        }
      },
      "description": "Port-specific mutual TLS settings. Keys are port numbers."
    }
  }
}

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