Secure Envoy Gateway with Basic Auth and Kubernetes Secrets

This guide walks through enabling Basic Authentication in Envoy Gateway by creating an .htpasswd file, storing it as a Kubernetes Secret, applying a SecurityPolicy, and verifying access with curl, while highlighting important security considerations such as using HTTPS.

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Secure Envoy Gateway with Basic Auth and Kubernetes Secrets

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Dec 8, 2023 · Cloud Native

Configuring HTTP Basic Authentication with Envoy Gateway SecurityPolicy

This article explains Envoy Gateway's SecurityPolicy, introduces HTTP Basic Authentication, and provides step‑by‑step instructions—including .htpasswd generation, Kubernetes Secret creation, and SecurityPolicy manifest—to enable basic auth for an HTTPRoute and verify it with curl.

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Configuring HTTP Basic Authentication with Envoy Gateway SecurityPolicy