Azure Kubernetes Service Adds General Availability for Confidential VMs on Azure Linux
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) now offers generally available Confidential Virtual Machines (CVM) for Azure Linux. This enhancement provides strong security and confidentiality, enabling the migration of highly sensitive container workloads to AKS without code refactoring. Users can create new node pools with CVM using supported VM sizes and a specialized Azure Linux 3 image. This feature benefits organizations running critical, confidential applications on containerized platforms.
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- Confidential VMs Generally Available for Azure Linux in AKS
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) now supports Confidential Virtual Machines (CVM) for Azure Linux as generally available. This allows migration of highly sensitive container workloads to AKS with enhanced security and confidentiality, without requiring code changes. Node pools utilize a customized Azure Linux 3 image configured for CVM.
https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=570100
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