SPIRE Courses and Certifications

Bridging the Great Divide - SPIFFE-SPIRE for Cross-Cluster Authentication

See how federated Kubernetes clusters use SPIFFE identities and X.509 certificates to authenticate workloads across cluster boundaries.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Changing the SPIFFE ID of Every SPIRE-Enabled Workload at Uber - Challenges and Learnings

A large-scale SPIFFE ID migration across Uber’s workloads reveals the authorization, registration, and identity-selection challenges behind adopting a new format.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Integrating SPIRE and Istio

An Istio integration replaces its centralized certificate generator with SPIRE identities, demonstrated through the SVID fetch flow and a Bookinfo demo.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Supporting Confidential Workloads with SPIRE

A look at the challenges and tradeoffs of adding confidential computing support to SPIRE, including workload selectors and trusted execution environments.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Managing Kubernetes Webhooks with SPIRE

Automate Kubernetes webhook certificate management with SPIRE, tying webhook certificates into the trust chain used by workload certificates.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Don't Mind the Gap - Securely Accessing Cloud Resources with SPIFFE/SPIRE

Learn how SPIFFE/SPIRE workload identity federation enables secure access to cloud resources without managing API keys.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Next-Level Security: Implementing MTLS in Istio Multi-Cluster Environments Using SPIRE

Explore implementing mutual TLS in Istio multi-cluster environments using SPIRE. Learn about security challenges, mTLS, Istio's features, and SPIRE integration for enhanced microservices security.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Leveraging SPIRE for Production Identity Needs

Explore SPIRE's capabilities for service-to-service authentication and mutual TLS in service meshes, and learn how to extend it for compatibility with third-party systems and unique authentication requirements.

• YouTube
• 36 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Federate, Scale, and Secure - Practical SPIFFE/SPIRE for Containers, VMs, and Real-World Infrastructure

Discover how to implement SPIFFE/SPIRE for workload identity across containers, VMs, and hybrid environments with real-world patterns for HA, scalability, and federation.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

OpenSSF

Federate, Scale, and Secure - Practical SPIFFE/SPIRE for Containers, VMs, and Real-World Infrastructure

Discover how to implement SPIFFE/SPIRE for workload identity across containers, VMs, and hybrid environments with practical patterns for scaling, HA, and federation.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

GDC

Slay the Spire - Metrics Driven Design and Balance

A GDC talk on how Mega Crit Games used metrics to balance Slay the Spire.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Introduction to Zero Trust

Learn the fundamentals of Zero Trust and how open-source tools such as SPIFFE and SPIRE can be used to deploy Zero Trust in your architecture.

• edX
• 7 weeks, 1-2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to SPIFFE

Explore SPIFFE and SPIRE through live demos, learning how to leverage these tools in your applications for enhanced security and identity management.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

A Platform-Agnostic Approach to Securing Workloads

Explore a standardized approach to securing diverse workloads using SPIRE and Envoy, creating a zero-trust foundation with mutual authentication between microservices.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Driving the Need for Identity, Authentication, and Encryption in Containerized Environments

Explore encryption, identity verification, and workload attestation in multi-service environments. Learn to implement TLS with Istio and cert-manager for robust identity management and secure communication.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 5 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video