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Cilium transparent encryption

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Description

### Cilium Transparent encryption with WireGuard is now GA

Cilium's transparent encryption is a feature designed to secure network traffic between nodes or endpoints in a Kubernetes cluster using WireGuard. It automatically encrypts traffic at the IP layer without requiring application-level changes or sidecar proxies. WireGuard tunnels are established between nodes, ensuring confidentiality and integrity of data in transit

### 🧩 Feature Overview
**[WireGuard Encryption with Advanced Container Networking Services (ACNS) – AKS](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/advanced-container-networking-services-overview)**
Adds native WireGuard-based network encryption to AKS clusters using ACNS for lightweight, high-performance in-cluster traffic protection.

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### 📘 How-To Guide
**[Deploy WireGuard Encryption with ACNS – AKS](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/how-to-apply-wireguard)**
Step-by-step guide for enabling and validating WireGuard encryption on AKS with ACNS..

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