# WireGuard for Kubernetes: Introducing Wormhole

DevFeed: [WireGuard for Kubernetes: Introducing Wormhole](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/wireguard-for-kubernetes-introducing-wormhole-29569.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://goteleport.com/blog/announcing-wormhole/>)

Author: info@goteleport.com (Kevin Nisbet)

Published: 2019-04-29T00:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Teleport](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/teleport.md>)

Topics: [Kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kubernetes.md>), [networking](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/networking.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [Virtual Private Network](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vpn.md>)

Tags: [cni](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cni.md>), [compliance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compliance.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/configuration.md>), [encryption](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/encryption.md>), [flannel](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/flannel.md>), [kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kubernetes.md>), [vpn](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vpn.md>)

## AI overview

Teleport introduces Wormhole, an open-source Kubernetes network plugin that combines flannel's simplicity with WireGuard-based encrypted networking. It uses the Kubernetes API to coordinate key exchange and configuration for a full-mesh encrypted network between cluster hosts.

## Source excerpt

Announcing Teleport Wormhole, a new open source Kubernetes network plugin that combines the simplicity of flannel with encrypted networking from WireGuard.