Container Networking Standards

Effective october 1 2012 classified national security information cannot be stored in non gsa approved security containers.

Container networking standards. With the exception of any cases described in unsupported features and network options all docker networking commands are supported on windows with the same syntax as on linux however the windows and linux network stacks are different and as such you will find that some linux. Networking is complex and there are many ways to deliver functionality. While there are various plugins created to integrate with each the latter has been somewhat ubiquitously adopted across the container orchestration landscape. There are two proposed standards for configuring network interfaces for linux containers.

Please reference docker container networking for general docker networking commands options and syntax. If you don t specify a driver this is the type of network you are creating. The container network model cnm and the container network interface cni. There are two proposed standards for configuring network interfaces for linux containers.

Representing the same device in multiple networks one common requirement concerns the ability to indicate that the same device can be part of multiple networks and topologies. Docker cnm container network model the oci standards version 1 0 1 was just released are managed by the linux foundation. While the container networking standards are addressing the networking requirements for containers its still the case that several application services will likely continue to run in virtual machines or bare metal servers. Any classified material stored in non gsa approved security containers should be moved immediately.

See 32 cfr part 2001 43 b requirements for physical protection for more information. Container networking estimated reading time. For standalone containers remove network isolation between the container and the docker host and use the host s networking. Technologies like overlay networks can help avoid containers from becoming the next infrastructure silo.

4 minutes the type of network a container uses whether it is a bridge an overlay a macvlan network or a custom network plugin is transparent from within the container from the container s point of view it has a network interface with an ip address a gateway a routing table dns services and other networking details assuming the container. Arguments can be made as to which one is easier to adopt than the next or which one is less tethered. Containers specific to a network type are to be defined in the network specific modules augmenting the network types container. They are open standards that many vendors support and they govern the.

Bridge networks are usually used when your applications run in standalone containers that need to communicate.