mTLS Is Identity Before Encryption
Explain why mesh mTLS supports zero-trust access decisions through workload identity.
Do not stop at encrypted. Ask who is speaking. Mesh mTLS is the bridge between transport security and workload-aware policy. Encryption protects the path TLS prevents passive observers from reading service-to-service traffic. That is necessary, but it does not answer whether a caller is allowed to make the request. Identity supports the decision mTLS authenticates both sides. The server-side proxy can know the caller workload identity and combine that with AuthorizationPolicy. This is how mesh security moves from trusted network zones to explicit service relationships. Migration is evidence work Use permissive mode to discover gaps, validate telemetry, fix unmanaged callers,…
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