Learning eBPF: Programming the Linux Kernel for Enhanced Observability, Networking, and Security

Rice, Liz

ISBN 10: 1098135121 / ISBN 13: 9781098135126

Published by O'Reilly Media, 2023

In. Seller Inventory # ria9781098135126_new

Synopsis:

What is eBPF? With this revolutionary technology, you can write custom code that dynamically changes the way the kernel behaves. It's an extraordinary platform for building a whole new generation of security, observability, and networking tools.

This practical book is ideal for developers, system administrators, operators, and students who are curious about eBPF and want to know how it works. Author Liz Rice, chief open source officer with cloud native networking and security specialists Isovalent, also provides a foundation for those who want to explore writing eBPF programs themselves.

With this book, you will:

• Learn why eBPF has become so important in the past couple of years
• Write basic eBPF code, and manipulate eBPF programs and attach them to events
• Explore how eBPF components interact with Linux to dynamically change the operating system's behavior
• Learn how tools based on eBPF can instrument applications without changes to the apps or their configuration
• Discover how this technology enables new tools for observability, security, and networking

About the Author: Liz Rice is Chief Open Source Officer with eBPF specialists Isovalent, creators of the Cilium cloud native networking, security, and observability project. She was Chair of CNCF's Technical Oversight Committee in 2019-2022, and Cochair of KubeCon + CloudNativeCon in 2018. She is also the author of Container Security, published by O'Reilly.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Learning eBPF: Programming the Linux Kernel ...
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Publication Date: 2023
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New