Breaking Up With Network Policies - Developers Deserve Better

Explore the concept of intent-based access control in this 23-minute talk from the Open Source Cafe series. Dive into the importance of access control, distinguishing between user-to-service and service-to-service access. Learn about securing services using a zero-trust approach and discover why network policies may not be the optimal solution for access control. Examine the innovative concept of client intents and see a practical demonstration of the intents operator through a real-life example. Gain insights into the future direction of networking and authorization strategies, and understand why developers should be particularly interested in these advancements for better service security and management.

Introduction
Why should developers care
Access control
Authorize
Service to User vs Service to Service
Can You Trust Network Policies
IntentBased Access Control
Where are we headed
Networking