Objective 9 Section Overview

Gossip Encryption is the final objective in the Consul Certified Associate curriculum. In this section, we’ll dive into how to secure Consul’s internal communications by:

Reviewing the Consul Security Threat Model
Configuring Gossip Encryption on an existing data center
Managing the lifecycle of Gossip Encryption keys for day-two operations

The image outlines objectives for using gossip encryption, including understanding the Consul security model, configuring encryption for a data center, and managing encryption keys. It also indicates a difficulty level of 2 out of 5.

Note

If you need a deeper dive into the Consul Security Threat Model, review the Consul Security Threat Model guide before proceeding.

We’ll begin with a concise recap of the Threat Model, then move on to:

Enabling Gossip Encryption on a running Consul cluster
Rotating and retiring encryption keys over time

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