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Cilium (computing)

Cilium is a cloud native technology for networking, observability, and security. It is based on the kernel technology eBPF, originally for better networking performance, and now leverages many additional features for different use cases. The core networking component has evolved from only providing a flat Layer 3 network for containers to including…

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Available in
English
Developers
Open source community, Isovalent, Google, Microsoft, Datadog, Red Hat, Cloud Native Computing Foundation
License
Apache License 2.0, Dual GPL-2.0-only or BSD-2-clause for eBPF
Operating system
Linux, Windows
Original authors
Thomas Graf, Daniel Borkmann, André Martins, Madhusudan Challa
Platform
x86-64, ARM

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Cilium (computing)

Nodes46
Edges45
Triples21
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.043478
Components1

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Cilium (computing)

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Available in · 1
Cilium (computing) → English
Developers · 1
Cilium (computing) → Open source community, Isovalent, Google, Microsoft, Datadog, Red Hat, Cloud Native Computing Foundation
License · 1
Cilium (computing) → Apache License 2.0, Dual GPL-2.0-only or BSD-2-clause for eBPF
Operating system · 1
Cilium (computing) → Linux, Windows
Original authors · 1
Cilium (computing) → Thomas Graf, Daniel Borkmann, André Martins, Madhusudan Challa
Platform · 1
Cilium (computing) → x86-64, ARM
Release · 1
Cilium (computing) → December 16, 2015; 10 years ago (2015-12-16)
Repository · 1
Cilium (computing) → github.com/cilium
Stable release · 1
Cilium (computing) → 1.20.0 / 29 July 2026 (2026-07-29)
Type · 1
Cilium (computing) → Cloud-native Networking, Security, Observability

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cilium ebpf networking network security kubernetes kernel observability cloud project features native linux cni container layer service enforcement one hubble

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Cilium (computing)Available inEnglish1.00infobox
Cilium (computing)DevelopersOpen source community, Isovalent, Google, Microsoft, Datadog, Red Hat, Cloud Native Computing Foundation1.00infobox
Cilium (computing)LicenseApache License 2.0, Dual GPL-2.0-only or BSD-2-clause for eBPF1.00infobox
Cilium (computing)Operating systemLinux, Windows1.00infobox
Cilium (computing)Original authorsThomas Graf, Daniel Borkmann, André Martins, Madhusudan Challa1.00infobox
Cilium (computing)Platformx86-64, ARM1.00infobox
Cilium (computing)ReleaseDecember 16, 2015; 10 years ago (2015-12-16)1.00infobox
Cilium (computing)Repositorygithub.com/cilium1.00infobox
Cilium (computing)Stable release1.20.0 / 29 July 2026 (2026-07-29)1.00infobox
Cilium (computing)TypeCloud-native Networking, Security, Observability1.00infobox
Cilium (computing)Websitecilium.io1.00infobox
Cilium (computing)Written inGo, eBPF, C, C++1.00infobox

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