This chapter has a dependency on Chapter 15, Installing Linkerd. You must complete the hands-on exercises of Chapter 15, Installing Linkerd, dealing with the following:
- Setting up Linkerd
- Installing a control plane
- Deploying the booksapp and emojivoto applications
Make sure that you are in the proper Linkerd scripts directory.
$ cd ~/ # Switch to home directory
$ cd linkerd/scripts
For a complete understanding of Linkerd, we also recommend you complete the hands-on exercises from Chapter 16, Exploring the Reliability Features of Linkerd.
Let's explore how mTLS in Linkerd can be used to authenticate and authorize communication for microservices.