F5 Networks and Carahsoft held a virtual, hands-on technical training where attendees gained experience with a live AWS environment.
In the lab, attendees "shifted left" and brought managed, container-based security to a Kubernetes environment. Attendees walked through how NGINX solutions deliver speed, security, and scale to the modern application environment with CI/CD tools, Kubernetes, and NGINX App Protect WAF.
Resources required:
- An AWS instance was provided
- RDP client to connect to a hosted Windows desktop
- 2nd screen (tablet or monitor) for the workshop guide
Technologies used:
- Linux
- NGINX Plus
- NGINX App Protect (WAF)
- Kubernetes
- GitLab
- Jenkins
- ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)
No previous experience with NGINX required.