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Description

This PR adds a new flag --policy-deny-response to control the way we reject packets when they are getting a policy denial. There are two options:

  • none - this is the behavior we have today, packets are dropped silently. This can cause clients to timeout indefinitely (see more context in Network Policy: Consider generating TCP RST instead of DROP #17944)
  • icmp - new feature: this sends an ICMP "Destination Unreachable / Packet Filtered" response to the client so that they can kill the connection much quicker

The implementation in this PR is for ipv4 egress traffic only. ipv6 and ingress will be added later on in separate PRs.

This relies very heavily on code from #28157 which implemented very similar kind of behavior for services with no backends. I simply re-used the same code for ICMP packet generation and put it in the policy denial logic.

I didn't implement the TCP RST behavior from the original issue, I think the ICMP response should be good enough to start with. I also implemented a global Agent flag and not a per-policy setting. Same idea: I think a global flag is a good place to start with and if there is user demand, we can make it more granular later on.

Testing

I updated our 1.18.1 fork with this PR and tested in an IPv4-only cluster. I deployed a test client pod and applied a CNP which blocks all egress traffic.

With --policy-deny-response=none, curl hangs:

# curl --connect-timeout 5 google.com
curl: (28) Failed to connect to google.com port 80: Connection timed out

With --policy-deny-response=icmp, it immediately fails:

# curl google.com
curl: (7) Failed to connect to google.com port 80: No route to host

Note, that curl doesn't seem to be properly parsing ICMP codes, hence the "No route to host" error. ping shows a better error:

# ping 142.250.75.238
PING 142.250.75.238 (142.250.75.238) 56(84) bytes of data.
From 142.250.75.238 icmp_seq=1 Packet filtered
From 142.250.75.238 icmp_seq=2 Packet filtered
[...]

Fixes: #17944

policy: add option to return ICMP "Destination unreachable" on ipv4 egress policy denials

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  • Before I continue any further with tests, docs, Helm values, etc. I'd like to get some feedback on whether this approach generally makes sense.

The approach looks good to me :)

Should we return icmp-port-unreachable for L4 drops?

  • If the approach makes sense, I'm also curious to know what would be the best way to test this behavior. Should I add something in bpf/tests or e2e tests or both?

IMO, bpf/tests is enough to validate this.

FWIW I can see that there's rate-limiting only for the ICMPv6 version of the SERVICE_NO_BACKEND_RESPONSE feature but not for ICMPv4

That doesn't look expected to me. We might need to discuss/track it into a dedicated issue. cc @dylandreimerink

@pchaigno pchaigno added area/datapath Impacts bpf/ or low-level forwarding details, including map management and monitor messages. release-note/major This PR introduces major new functionality to Cilium. sig/policy Impacts whether traffic is allowed or denied based on user-defined policies. labels Aug 29, 2025
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FWIW I can see that there's rate-limiting only for the ICMPv6 version of the SERVICE_NO_BACKEND_RESPONSE feature but not for ICMPv4

That doesn't look expected to me. We might need to discuss/track it into a dedicated issue. cc @dylandreimerink

The reason for this is that ICMPv6 (RFC4443) requires implementing rate limiting, while ICMP (RFC792) does not mention it.

Adding it to ICMP for IPv4 is of course possible, but not required by the spec so I opt-ed to not do so unless we had a compelling reason to.

Relevant section from RFC4443 (Section 2.4.f):

Finally, in order to limit the bandwidth and forwarding costs
incurred by originating ICMPv6 error messages, an IPv6 node MUST
limit the rate of ICMPv6 error messages it originates. This
situation may occur when a source sending a stream of erroneous
packets fails to heed the resulting ICMPv6 error messages.

Rate-limiting of forwarded ICMP messages is out of scope of this
specification.

A recommended method for implementing the rate-limiting function
is a token bucket, limiting the average rate of transmission to
N, where N can be either packets/second or a fraction of the
attached link's bandwidth, but allowing up to B error messages to
be transmitted in a burst, as long as the long-term average is
not exceeded.

Rate-limiting mechanisms that cannot cope with bursty traffic
(e.g., traceroute) are not recommended; for example, a simple
timer-based implementation, allowing an error message every T
milliseconds (even with low values for T), is not reasonable.

The rate-limiting parameters SHOULD be configurable. In the case
of a token-bucket implementation, the best defaults depend on
where the implementation is expected to be deployed (e.g., a
high-end router vs. an embedded host). For example, in a
small/mid-size device, the possible defaults could be B=10,
N=10/s.

NOTE: THE RESTRICTIONS UNDER (e) AND (f) ABOVE TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER
ANY REQUIREMENT ELSEWHERE IN THIS DOCUMENT FOR ORIGINATING ICMP ERROR
MESSAGES.

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antonipp commented Sep 1, 2025

Great, thanks for the review @pchaigno ! I will proceed with cleaning up the PR and adding some tests

Should we return icmp-port-unreachable for L4 drops?

We could technically do it, I can see that we have access to match_type so we could return a port-unreachable on POLICY_MATCH_L4_ONLY. But I'm afraid it's going to add unnecessary complexity to this feature, so maybe it's something we could add later on.

And thank you for the context @dylandreimerink . I'll add rate-limiting to the v6 codepath then.

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Same idea as for SERVICE_NO_BACKEND_RESPONSE: ensure tail calls are not too complex.

Signed-off-by: Anton Ippolitov <[email protected]>
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Thanks @antonipp. Great work. LGTM for docs.

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great work, no complaints! :)

But let's keep track of the deferred bits in a separate issue (we're down to the "how to steer the ICMP back into the pod when to-container is installed" problem, right?)

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Great, thanks! I added #41859 to track future improvements (+ added the link to this issue in the docs as Hemanth suggested)

@dylandreimerink could you have another look at the PR as well please?

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  - 🇺🇸 **Atlanta Events**: The community gathered at [CiliumCon](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDg_GiBbAx-mOnWuzd_NXoRfuW9HZAxeZ) and the [Cilium Developer Summit](https://github.com/cilium/dev-summits/blob/main/2025-NA/README.md) in Atlanta.
  - 🇳🇱 **Amsterdam Events**: Meet us at the upcoming [CiliumCon](https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/co-located-events/ciliumcon/) and [Cilium Developer Summit](https://github.com/cilium/dev-summits/tree/main/2026-EU) in Amsterdam, March 23-27. [Read more](https://cilium.io/blog/2026/01/23/cilium-at-kubecon-eu-2026/) about where to find Cilium during the show.
  - 🔟 **Cilium is 10**: Read the [2025 Cilium Annual Report](https://www.cncf.io/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cilium-annual-report-2025-final.pdf) to see the latest project milestones, a decade on from its first commit.

To keep up to date with all the latest Cilium releases, join #release 🎉

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This is a very special release for Cilium, as it celebrates **10 years** since the first commit. We couldn’t be more proud of what this project has accomplished. All the GitHub issues, pull requests, reviews, stars, forks, Docker pulls, Helm installs, Kubernetes applies, CI runs, bug reports, design docs, discussions, meetings, Slack messages, YouTube streams, eCHO episodes, conference talks, blog posts, demos, and presentations have made the project the success it is today.
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##### Docker Manifests

##### cilium

`quay.io/cilium/cilium:v1.19.0@&#8203;sha256:be9f8571c2e114b3e12e41f785f2356ade703b2eac936aa878805565f0468c60`

##### clustermesh-apiserver

`quay.io/cilium/clustermesh-apiserver:v1.19.0@&#8203;sha256:0e3b89fdb116eb0f5579fe8ee3fabb1a7c4d97987a1ae927491d9185785d4a49`

##### docker-plugin

`quay.io/cilium/docker-plugin:v1.19.0@&#8203;sha256:35727047384f3d7a2684885003b266bf7a7add8fc66ca564b222f71c16057f50`

##### hubble-relay

`quay.io/cilium/hubble-relay:v1.19.0@&#8203;sha256:7f17e5bb51a9f35bbc8e7a9ad5e347f03ff8003c2e5cc81171e8727a10bf03b4`

##### operator-alibabacloud

`quay.io/cilium/operator-alibabacloud:v1.19.0@&#8203;sha256:5cb3d6981c233616037f3e13b5bc0020d114ad8db1b7360618b224e4c0b02ef0`

##### operator-aws

`quay.io/cilium/operator-aws:v1.19.0@&#8203;sha256:7a236ae256a4fbd3f72d516921131eba5b43f401ba37cdee5cd0e8c26f9263e6`

##### operator-azure

`quay.io/cilium/operator-azure:v1.19.0@&#8203;sha256:6ae7e0d75c74836af3600b775201c89ea7fcc13d6e08fdb0c52927309f31cd2a`

##### operator-generic

`quay.io/cilium/operator-generic:v1.19.0@&#8203;sha256:5b04006015e5800307dc6314676edc4c0bb7ac2fc7848be2b94b43bb030ab648`

##### operator

`quay.io/cilium/operator:v1.19.0@&#8203;sha256:deca84f442752dca0745dd09b13e8004569414839019ad79ac58f9fcaa3b9d65`

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### [`v1.19.0`](https://github.com/cilium/cilium/releases/tag/v1.19.0): 1.19.0

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🎉 **Release Announcement** 🎉: We are excited to announce the [Cilium 1.19.0](https://github.com/cilium/cilium/releases/tag/v1.19.0) release!

A total of **2934 new commits** have been contributed to this release by a growing community of over **1010 developers** and over **23,600 GitHub stars**! 🤩

⚠️ You may need to take action during upgrade to Cilium v1.19 if you use Network Policies, Cluster Mesh, LoadBalancer IPAM or BGP. See the [Upgrade Guide](https://docs.cilium.io/en/v1.19/operations/upgrade/#upgrade-notes) for more details.

The full changelog can be found [here](https://github.com/cilium/cilium/blob/v1.19/CHANGELOG.md).

Here are some of the highlights:

- 🛡️ **Network Policy**
  - 🃏 **Multi-Level DNS Matches**: DNS Policies match pattern now support a wildcard prefix(*`**.`*) to match multilevel subdomain as pattern prefix. ([cilium/cilium#43420](cilium/cilium#43420), [@&#8203;fristonio](https://github.com/fristonio))
  - 📡 **Match New Protocols**: You can now match VRRP and IGMP protocols in host firewall rules. ([cilium/cilium#39872](cilium/cilium#39872), [@&#8203;aditighag](https://github.com/aditighag); [cilium/cilium#41949](cilium/cilium#41949), [@&#8203;kyounghunJang](https://github.com/kyounghunJang))
  - ⛔ **Actively Deny Connections**: When Network Policies deny a connection, Cilium can return ICMPv4 "Destination unreachable" messages for a friendlier deny. ([cilium/cilium#41406](cilium/cilium#41406), [@&#8203;antonipp](https://github.com/antonipp))
  - 🌐 **Select Clusters Explicitly**: When network policy selectors don't explicitly define a cluster for communication to be allowed, they will now default to only allowing the local cluster. ([cilium/cilium#40609](cilium/cilium#40609), [@&#8203;MrFreezeex](https://github.com/MrFreezeex))
  - 🔧 **Unlock Future Work**: This release brings several internal improvements to the network policy engine in preparation for features planned in the next Cilium minor release ([cilium/cilium#39906](cilium/cilium#39906), [@&#8203;vipul-21](https://github.com/vipul-21); [cilium/cilium#42784](cilium/cilium#42784), [cilium/cilium#42896](cilium/cilium#42896), [@&#8203;jrajahalme](https://github.com/jrajahalme))
  - ⚠️ **Deprecate underutilized features**: To focus on solving common problems Cilium users face, this release deprecates the Kafka protocol match fields (beta), as well as the `ToRequires` and `FromRequires` policy fields. ([cilium/cilium#43167](cilium/cilium#43167), [@&#8203;sayboras](https://github.com/sayboras); [cilium/cilium#40967](cilium/cilium#40967), [@&#8203;TheBeeZee](https://github.com/TheBeeZee))

- 🔒 **Encryption & Authentication**
  - 🔐 **Encryption Strict Modes**: Both IPsec and WireGuard transparent encryption modes now support a "strict mode" to require traffic to be encrypted between nodes. Unencrypted traffic will be dropped in this mode. ([cilium/cilium#39239](cilium/cilium#39239), [cilium/cilium#42115](cilium/cilium#42115), [@&#8203;rgo3](https://github.com/rgo3), [@&#8203;julianwiedmann](https://github.com/julianwiedmann))
  - 🚇 **Ztunnel Beta**: You can enroll namespaces into Ztunnel, which enables TCP connections between workloads to be transparently encrypted and authenticated. ([cilium/cilium#42766](cilium/cilium#42766), [cilium/cilium#42819](cilium/cilium#42819), [cilium/cilium#43227](cilium/cilium#43227) and others,  [@&#8203;ldelossa](https://github.com/ldelossa), [@&#8203;rgo3](https://github.com/rgo3), [@&#8203;nddq](https://github.com/nddq))
  - 👥 **Mutual Authentication**: The out-of-band [Mutual Authentication](https://docs.cilium.io/en/v1.19.0/network/servicemesh/mutual-authentication/mutual-authentication/) feature is now disabled by default, pending community feedback. If you have a requirement for mTLS, consider trying the new Ztunnel integration. ([cilium/cilium#42665](cilium/cilium#42665), [@&#8203;christarazi](https://github.com/christarazi))
  - ↪️ **Accelerate IPsec**: The IPsec encryption mode now supports BPF Host Routing for faster route lookups ([cilium/cilium#41997](cilium/cilium#41997), [@&#8203;pchaigno](https://github.com/pchaigno))

- 🚠 **Networking**
  - 🚀  **BIG TCP in Tunnels**: Leverage upcoming Linux support for BIG TCP when communicating over UDP-based tunnels such as VXLAN and Geneve. ([cilium/cilium#43416](cilium/cilium#43416), [@&#8203;gentoo-root](https://github.com/gentoo-root))
  - 🥌 **Packetization-Layer Path MTU Discovery**: Detect maximum transmission unit (MTU) sizes for network paths using TCP. ([cilium/cilium#42012](cilium/cilium#42012), [cilium/cilium#43710](cilium/cilium#43710), [@&#8203;tommyp1ckles](https://github.com/tommyp1ckles))
  - 🚆 **IPv6 Underlay**: You can now choose IPv6 for the tunnel underlay address family on dual-stack clusters. ([cilium/cilium#40324](cilium/cilium#40324), [@&#8203;pchaigno](https://github.com/pchaigno))
  - 🏷️ **Multi-Pool IPAM is ready for wider use**: Update the Multi-Pool IPAM feature to work with IPsec and direct routing modes, and promote it from Beta to Stable. ([cilium/cilium#40460](cilium/cilium#40460), [cilium/cilium#42191](cilium/cilium#42191), [@&#8203;pippolo84](https://github.com/pippolo84))
  - 🎭 **More Configurable Masquerade**: IP Masquerade configuration can now be customized for traffic sent to nodes in other IP subnets, and addresses in IPAM pools can be excluded from masquerade ([cilium/cilium#37568](cilium/cilium#37568), [@&#8203;behzad-mir](https://github.com/behzad-mir); [cilium/cilium#43380](cilium/cilium#43380), [@&#8203;alimehrabikoshki](https://github.com/alimehrabikoshki))

- 🕸️ **Services and Service Mesh**
  - 📣 **Layer-2 Announcements**: Add support for Neighbor Discovery Advertisements for IPv6 Layer-2 Announcements. ([cilium/cilium#39648](cilium/cilium#39648), [@&#8203;msune](https://github.com/msune))
  - 🔁 **IPv6 Service Loopback**: Pods can now connect to themselves via a Kubernetes "loopback service" using IPv6. ([cilium/cilium#39594](cilium/cilium#39594), [@&#8203;saiaunghlyanhtet](https://github.com/saiaunghlyanhtet))
  - ⛩️ **Gateway API Enhancements**: Cilium's GAMMA support now includes support for using GRPCRoute as well as HTTPRoute. ([cilium/cilium#41936](cilium/cilium#41936), [@&#8203;youngnick](https://github.com/youngnick))

- 🛣️ **Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)**
  - 🔌 **Advertise Addresses from Interfaces**: There's a new Interface BGP advertisement type that allows advertisement of IPs assigned on local interfaces. This can be useful for example in multi-homing setups, where a common node's loopback address can be advertised via multiple BGP sessions over different network interfaces. ([cilium/cilium#42469](cilium/cilium#42469), [@&#8203;rastislavs](https://github.com/rastislavs))
  - ✉️ **Override Source IP addresses**: You can override the auto-generated BGP session source IP with the IP address applied on the configured `sourceInterface` to allow binding the BGP connection to the loopback address which is not tied to the specific physical interface's lifecycle ([cilium/cilium#42583](cilium/cilium#42583), [@&#8203;rastislavs](https://github.com/rastislavs))
  - 🔁 **Withdraw Empty Routes**: Optionally withdraw BGP routes when a service has 0 endpoints, to allow balancing to a different DC/cluster with `externalTrafficPolicy=Cluster` ([cilium/cilium#40717](cilium/cilium#40717), [@&#8203;oblazek](https://github.com/oblazek))
  - ⚠️ **Move to `cilium.io/v2` API**: The support for the older `CiliumBGPPeeringPolicy` v1 API is now removed and should be replaced with v2 APIs. ([cilium/cilium#42278](cilium/cilium#42278), [@&#8203;rastislavs](https://github.com/rastislavs))

- 🛰️ **Observability**
  - 🔬 **Trace IP Options**: Configure Cilium and Hubble to trace specific packets through the cluster using IP Options. ([cilium/cilium#41306](cilium/cilium#41306), [@&#8203;Bigdelle](https://github.com/Bigdelle))
  - 🚩 **Filter Encrypted Flows**: Filter flows when using the `hubble` command line to understand the encryption status of the traffic, either `--encrypted` or `--unencrypted`. ([cilium/cilium#43096](cilium/cilium#43096), [@&#8203;SRodi](https://github.com/SRodi))
  - 🔖 **Tag Drops with Policy Names**: Hubble v1.Events drop messages now include which Network Policy caused the drop. ([cilium/cilium#41693](cilium/cilium#41693), [@&#8203;41ks](https://github.com/41ks))

- 🌅 **Performance and Scale**
  - ⚡ **Faster Network Policy Computation**: Improve Cilium resource usage for handling selectors in network policies. ([cilium/cilium#42008](cilium/cilium#42008), [@&#8203;jrajahalme](https://github.com/jrajahalme); [cilium/cilium#42580](cilium/cilium#42580), [@&#8203;odinuge](https://github.com/odinuge))
  - 🔌 **More Efficient Connection Tracking**: Several improvements have been made to reduce the number of connections being tracked by Cilium, particularly when using Geneve, VXLAN or WireGuard. ([cilium/cilium#38782](cilium/cilium#38782), [@&#8203;BenoitKnecht](https://github.com/BenoitKnecht); [cilium/cilium#41990](cilium/cilium#41990), [@&#8203;bersoare](https://github.com/bersoare))
  - 💾 **Better Scale in AWS**: Reduce memory usage for cilium-operator in large AWS environments with many resources. ([cilium/cilium#42529](cilium/cilium#42529), [@&#8203;liyihuang](https://github.com/liyihuang))

- ⚙️ **Operations**
  - 📦 **Access Helm charts via Registry**: Helm charts are also available under `quay.io/cilium/charts/cilium` ([cilium/cilium#43624](cilium/cilium#43624), [@&#8203;aanm](https://github.com/aanm))
  - 📊 **Metrics Encryption**: Add TLS/mTLS support for Prometheus metrics exposed by the Cilium Operator. ([cilium/cilium#42077](cilium/cilium#42077), [@&#8203;phuhung273](https://github.com/phuhung273))
  - 🤖 **Easier Multi-Cluster install**: There's now support for auto-installing the Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) for Multi-Cluster  Services (MCS). ([cilium/cilium#40729](cilium/cilium#40729), [@&#8203;MrFreezeex](https://github.com/MrFreezeex))
  - 📜 **Simpler Certificate Management**: Streamline Cluster Mesh and Hubble certificate generation when using GitOps approaches. ([cilium/cilium#42298](cilium/cilium#42298), [@&#8203;MrFreezeex](https://github.com/MrFreezeex))
  - 🛠️ **Cilium dependencies** were updated to Kubernetes v1.35, Envoy v1.35, Gateway API v1.4, and GoBGP v3.37. ([cilium/cilium#43422](cilium/cilium#43422), [@&#8203;aanm](https://github.com/aanm); [cilium/cilium#40569](cilium/cilium#40569), [@&#8203;sayboras](https://github.com/sayboras); [cilium/cilium#41936](cilium/cilium#41936), [@&#8203;youngnick](https://github.com/youngnick); [cilium/cilium#42824](cilium/cilium#42824), [@&#8203;rastislavs](https://github.com/rastislavs)).

- 🏠 **Community**
  - ❤️ **Production Case Studies**: Many end-users have stepped forward to tell their stories running Cilium in production. If your company wants to submit their case studies let us know. We would love to hear your feedback!
  - 📰 See studies with [Airbnb](https://youtu.be/7KHenRXNGAw?si=ldTS-X_W0svxo429\&t=546), [Cloudera](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/migration-and-modernization/scaling-clouderas-development-environment-leveraging-amazon-eks-karpenter-bottlerocket-and-cilium-for-hybrid-cloud/),[ Cybozu](https://www.cncf.io/case-studies/cybozu/), [ESnet](https://www.cncf.io/case-studies/esnet/),[ Nutanix](https://www.cncf.io/case-studies/nutanix/), [OVHcloud](https://corporate.ovhcloud.com/en-gb/newsroom/news/ovhcloud-managed-kubernetes-service-standard-3az/), [TikTok](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0qlhiKtDGo), [University of Wisconsin–Madison](https://www.cncf.io/case-studies/university-of-wisconsin-madison/).
  - 🇺🇸 **Atlanta Events**: The community gathered at [CiliumCon](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDg_GiBbAx-mOnWuzd_NXoRfuW9HZAxeZ) and the [Cilium Developer Summit](https://github.com/cilium/dev-summits/blob/main/2025-NA/README.md) in Atlanta.
  - 🇳🇱 **Amsterdam Events**: Meet us at the upcoming [CiliumCon](https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/co-located-events/ciliumcon/) and [Cilium Developer Summit](https://github.com/cilium/dev-summits/tree/main/2026-EU) in Amsterdam, March 23-27. [Read more](https://cilium.io/blog/2026/01/23/cilium-at-kubecon-eu-2026/) about where to find Cilium during the show.
  - 🔟 **Cilium is 10**: Read the [2025 Cilium Annual Report](https://www.cncf.io/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cilium-annual-report-2025-final.pdf) to see the latest project milestones, a decade on from its first commit.

To keep up to date with all the latest Cilium releases, join #release 🎉

:birthday::heart::heart::heart::birthday:
This is a very special release for Cilium, as it celebrates **10 years** since the first commit. We couldn’t be more proud of what this project has accomplished. All the GitHub issues, pull requests, reviews, stars, forks, Docker pulls, Helm installs, Kubernetes applies, CI runs, bug reports, design docs, discussions, meetings, Slack messages, YouTube streams, eCHO episodes, conference talks, blog posts, demos, and presentations have made the project the success it is today.
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#### Docker Manifests

##### cilium

`quay.io/cilium/cilium:v1.19.0@&#8203;sha256:be9f8571c2e114b3e12e41f785f2356ade703b2eac936aa878805565f0468c60`

##### clustermesh-apiserver

`quay.io/cilium/clustermesh-apiserver:v1.19.0@&#8203;sha256:0e3b89fdb116eb0f5579fe8ee3fabb1a7c4d97987a1ae927491d9185785d4a49`

##### docker-plugin

`quay.io/cilium/docker-plugin:v1.19.0@&#8203;sha256:35727047384f3d7a2684885003b266bf7a7add8fc66ca564b222f71c16057f50`

##### hubble-relay

`quay.io/cilium/hubble-relay:v1.19.0@&#8203;sha256:7f17e5bb51a9f35bbc8e7a9ad5e347f03ff8003c2e5cc81171e8727a10bf03b4`

##### operator-alibabacloud

`quay.io/cilium/operator-alibabacloud:v1.19.0@&#8203;sha256:5cb3d6981c233616037f3e13b5bc0020d114ad8db1b7360618b224e4c0b02ef0`

##### operator-aws

`quay.io/cilium/operator-aws:v1.19.0@&#8203;sha256:7a236ae256a4fbd3f72d516921131eba5b43f401ba37cdee5cd0e8c26f9263e6`

##### operator-azure

`quay.io/cilium/operator-azure:v1.19.0@&#8203;sha256:6ae7e0d75c74836af3600b775201c89ea7fcc13d6e08fdb0c52927309f31cd2a`

##### operator-generic

`quay.io/cilium/operator-generic:v1.19.0@&#8203;sha256:5b04006015e5800307dc6314676edc4c0bb7ac2fc7848be2b94b43bb030ab648`

##### operator

`quay.io/cilium/operator:v1.19.0@&#8203;sha256:deca84f442752dca0745dd09b13e8004569414839019ad79ac58f9fcaa3b9d65`

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### Release Notes

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###
[`v1.19.0`](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/releases/tag/v1.19.0):
1.19.0

[Compare
Source](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/compare/1.18.6...1.19.0)

🎉 **Release Announcement** 🎉: We are excited to announce the [Cilium
1.19.0](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/releases/tag/v1.19.0)
release!

A total of **2934 new commits** have been contributed to this release by
a growing community of over **1010 developers** and over **23,600 GitHub
stars**! 🤩

⚠️ You may need to take action during upgrade to Cilium v1.19 if you use
Network Policies, Cluster Mesh, LoadBalancer IPAM or BGP. See the
[Upgrade
Guide](https://docs.cilium.io/en/v1.19/operations/upgrade/#upgrade-notes)
for more details.

The full changelog can be found
[here](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/blob/v1.19/CHANGELOG.md).

Here are some of the highlights:

- 🛡️ **Network Policy**
- 🃏 **Multi-Level DNS Matches**: DNS Policies match pattern now support
a wildcard prefix(*`**.`*) to match multilevel subdomain as pattern
prefix.
([cilium/cilium#43420](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/43420),
[@&#8203;fristonio](https://redirect.github.com/fristonio))
- 📡 **Match New Protocols**: You can now match VRRP and IGMP protocols
in host firewall rules.
([cilium/cilium#39872](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/39872),
[@&#8203;aditighag](https://redirect.github.com/aditighag);
[cilium/cilium#41949](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/41949),
[@&#8203;kyounghunJang](https://redirect.github.com/kyounghunJang))
- ⛔ **Actively Deny Connections**: When Network Policies deny a
connection, Cilium can return ICMPv4 "Destination unreachable" messages
for a friendlier deny.
([cilium/cilium#41406](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/41406),
[@&#8203;antonipp](https://redirect.github.com/antonipp))
- 🌐 **Select Clusters Explicitly**: When network policy selectors don't
explicitly define a cluster for communication to be allowed, they will
now default to only allowing the local cluster.
([cilium/cilium#40609](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/40609),
[@&#8203;MrFreezeex](https://redirect.github.com/MrFreezeex))
- 🔧 **Unlock Future Work**: This release brings several internal
improvements to the network policy engine in preparation for features
planned in the next Cilium minor release
([cilium/cilium#39906](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/39906),
[@&#8203;vipul-21](https://redirect.github.com/vipul-21);
[cilium/cilium#42784](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/42784),
[cilium/cilium#42896](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/42896),
[@&#8203;jrajahalme](https://redirect.github.com/jrajahalme))
- ⚠️ **Deprecate underutilized features**: To focus on solving common
problems Cilium users face, this release deprecates the Kafka protocol
match fields (beta), as well as the `ToRequires` and `FromRequires`
policy fields.
([cilium/cilium#43167](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/43167),
[@&#8203;sayboras](https://redirect.github.com/sayboras);
[cilium/cilium#40967](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/40967),
[@&#8203;TheBeeZee](https://redirect.github.com/TheBeeZee))

- 🔒 **Encryption & Authentication**
- 🔐 **Encryption Strict Modes**: Both IPsec and WireGuard transparent
encryption modes now support a "strict mode" to require traffic to be
encrypted between nodes. Unencrypted traffic will be dropped in this
mode.
([cilium/cilium#39239](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/39239),
[cilium/cilium#42115](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/42115),
[@&#8203;rgo3](https://redirect.github.com/rgo3),
[@&#8203;julianwiedmann](https://redirect.github.com/julianwiedmann))
- 🚇 **Ztunnel Beta**: You can enroll namespaces into Ztunnel, which
enables TCP connections between workloads to be transparently encrypted
and authenticated.
([cilium/cilium#42766](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/42766),
[cilium/cilium#42819](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/42819),
[cilium/cilium#43227](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/43227)
and others, [@&#8203;ldelossa](https://redirect.github.com/ldelossa),
[@&#8203;rgo3](https://redirect.github.com/rgo3),
[@&#8203;nddq](https://redirect.github.com/nddq))
- 👥 **Mutual Authentication**: The out-of-band [Mutual
Authentication](https://docs.cilium.io/en/v1.19/network/servicemesh/mutual-authentication/mutual-authentication/)
feature is now disabled by default, pending community feedback. If you
have a requirement for mTLS, consider trying the new Ztunnel
integration.
([cilium/cilium#42665](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/42665),
[@&#8203;christarazi](https://redirect.github.com/christarazi))
- ↪️ **Accelerate IPsec**: The IPsec encryption mode now supports BPF
Host Routing for faster route lookups
([cilium/cilium#41997](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/41997),
[@&#8203;pchaigno](https://redirect.github.com/pchaigno))

- 🚠 **Networking**
- 🚀 **BIG TCP in Tunnels**: Leverage upcoming Linux support for BIG TCP
when communicating over UDP-based tunnels such as VXLAN and Geneve.
([cilium/cilium#43416](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/43416),
[@&#8203;gentoo-root](https://redirect.github.com/gentoo-root))
- 🥌 **Packetization-Layer Path MTU Discovery**: Detect maximum
transmission unit (MTU) sizes for network paths using TCP.
([cilium/cilium#42012](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/42012),
[cilium/cilium#43710](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/43710),
[@&#8203;tommyp1ckles](https://redirect.github.com/tommyp1ckles))
- 🚆 **IPv6 Underlay**: You can now choose IPv6 for the tunnel underlay
address family on dual-stack clusters.
([cilium/cilium#40324](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/40324),
[@&#8203;pchaigno](https://redirect.github.com/pchaigno))
- 🏷️ **Multi-Pool IPAM is ready for wider use**: Update the Multi-Pool
IPAM feature to work with IPsec and direct routing modes, and promote it
from Beta to Stable.
([cilium/cilium#40460](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/40460),
[cilium/cilium#42191](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/42191),
[@&#8203;pippolo84](https://redirect.github.com/pippolo84))
- 🎭 **More Configurable Masquerade**: IP Masquerade configuration can
now be customized for traffic sent to nodes in other IP subnets, and
addresses in IPAM pools can be excluded from masquerade
([cilium/cilium#37568](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/37568),
[@&#8203;behzad-mir](https://redirect.github.com/behzad-mir);
[cilium/cilium#43380](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/43380),
[@&#8203;alimehrabikoshki](https://redirect.github.com/alimehrabikoshki))

- 🕸️ **Services and Service Mesh**
- 📣 **Layer-2 Announcements**: Add support for Neighbor Discovery
Advertisements for IPv6 Layer-2 Announcements.
([cilium/cilium#39648](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/39648),
[@&#8203;msune](https://redirect.github.com/msune))
- 🔁 **IPv6 Service Loopback**: Pods can now connect to themselves via a
Kubernetes "loopback service" using IPv6.
([cilium/cilium#39594](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/39594),
[@&#8203;saiaunghlyanhtet](https://redirect.github.com/saiaunghlyanhtet))
- ⛩️ **Gateway API Enhancements**: Cilium's GAMMA support now includes
support for using GRPCRoute as well as HTTPRoute.
([cilium/cilium#41936](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/41936),
[@&#8203;youngnick](https://redirect.github.com/youngnick))

- 🛣️ **Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)**
- 🔌 **Advertise Addresses from Interfaces**: There's a new Interface BGP
advertisement type that allows advertisement of IPs assigned on local
interfaces. This can be useful for example in multi-homing setups, where
a common node's loopback address can be advertised via multiple BGP
sessions over different network interfaces.
([cilium/cilium#42469](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/42469),
[@&#8203;rastislavs](https://redirect.github.com/rastislavs))
- ✉️ **Override Source IP addresses**: You can override the
auto-generated BGP session source IP with the IP address applied on the
configured `sourceInterface` to allow binding the BGP connection to the
loopback address which is not tied to the specific physical interface's
lifecycle
([cilium/cilium#42583](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/42583),
[@&#8203;rastislavs](https://redirect.github.com/rastislavs))
- 🔁 **Withdraw Empty Routes**: Optionally withdraw BGP routes when a
service has 0 endpoints, to allow balancing to a different DC/cluster
with `externalTrafficPolicy=Cluster`
([cilium/cilium#40717](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/40717),
[@&#8203;oblazek](https://redirect.github.com/oblazek))
- ⚠️ **Move to `cilium.io/v2` API**: The support for the older
`CiliumBGPPeeringPolicy` v1 API is now removed and should be replaced
with v2 APIs.
([cilium/cilium#42278](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/42278),
[@&#8203;rastislavs](https://redirect.github.com/rastislavs))

- 🛰️ **Observability**
- 🔬 **Trace IP Options**: Configure Cilium and Hubble to trace specific
packets through the cluster using IP Options.
([cilium/cilium#41306](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/41306),
[@&#8203;Bigdelle](https://redirect.github.com/Bigdelle))
- 🚩 **Filter Encrypted Flows**: Filter flows when using the `hubble`
command line to understand the encryption status of the traffic, either
`--encrypted` or `--unencrypted`.
([cilium/cilium#43096](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/43096),
[@&#8203;SRodi](https://redirect.github.com/SRodi))
- 🔖 **Tag Drops with Policy Names**: Hubble v1.Events drop messages now
include which Network Policy caused the drop.
([cilium/cilium#41693](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/41693),
[@&#8203;41ks](https://redirect.github.com/41ks))

- 🌅 **Performance and Scale**
- ⚡ **Faster Network Policy Computation**: Improve Cilium resource usage
for handling selectors in network policies.
([cilium/cilium#42008](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/42008),
[@&#8203;jrajahalme](https://redirect.github.com/jrajahalme);
[cilium/cilium#42580](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/42580),
[@&#8203;odinuge](https://redirect.github.com/odinuge))
- 🔌 **More Efficient Connection Tracking**: Several improvements have
been made to reduce the number of connections being tracked by Cilium,
particularly when using Geneve, VXLAN or WireGuard.
([cilium/cilium#38782](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/38782),
[@&#8203;BenoitKnecht](https://redirect.github.com/BenoitKnecht);
[cilium/cilium#41990](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/41990),
[@&#8203;bersoare](https://redirect.github.com/bersoare))
- 💾 **Better Scale in AWS**: Reduce memory usage for cilium-operator in
large AWS environments with many resources.
([cilium/cilium#42529](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/42529),
[@&#8203;liyihuang](https://redirect.github.com/liyihuang))

- ⚙️ **Operations**
- 📦 **Access Helm charts via Registry**: Helm charts are also available
under `quay.io/cilium/charts/cilium`
([cilium/cilium#43624](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/43624),
[@&#8203;aanm](https://redirect.github.com/aanm))
- 📊 **Metrics Encryption**: Add TLS/mTLS support for Prometheus metrics
exposed by the Cilium Operator.
([cilium/cilium#42077](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/42077),
[@&#8203;phuhung273](https://redirect.github.com/phuhung273))
- 🤖 **Easier Multi-Cluster install**: There's now support for
auto-installing the Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) for Multi-Cluster
Services (MCS).
([cilium/cilium#40729](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/40729),
[@&#8203;MrFreezeex](https://redirect.github.com/MrFreezeex))
- 📜 **Simpler Certificate Management**: Streamline Cluster Mesh and
Hubble certificate generation when using GitOps approaches.
([cilium/cilium#42298](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/42298),
[@&#8203;MrFreezeex](https://redirect.github.com/MrFreezeex))
- 🛠️ **Cilium dependencies** were updated to Kubernetes v1.35, Envoy
v1.35, Gateway API v1.4, and GoBGP v3.37.
([cilium/cilium#43422](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/43422),
[@&#8203;aanm](https://redirect.github.com/aanm);
[cilium/cilium#40569](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/40569),
[@&#8203;sayboras](https://redirect.github.com/sayboras);
[cilium/cilium#41936](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/41936),
[@&#8203;youngnick](https://redirect.github.com/youngnick);
[cilium/cilium#42824](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/42824),
[@&#8203;rastislavs](https://redirect.github.com/rastislavs)).

- 🏠 **Community**
- ❤️ **Production Case Studies**: Many end-users have stepped forward to
tell their stories running Cilium in production. If your company wants
to submit their case studies let us know. We would love to hear your
feedback!
- 📰 See studies with
[Airbnb](https://youtu.be/7KHenRXNGAw?si=ldTS-X_W0svxo429\&t=546),
[Cloudera](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/migration-and-modernization/scaling-clouderas-development-environment-leveraging-amazon-eks-karpenter-bottlerocket-and-cilium-for-hybrid-cloud/),[
Cybozu](https://www.cncf.io/case-studies/cybozu/),
[ESnet](https://www.cncf.io/case-studies/esnet/),[
Nutanix](https://www.cncf.io/case-studies/nutanix/),
[OVHcloud](https://corporate.ovhcloud.com/en-gb/newsroom/news/ovhcloud-managed-kubernetes-service-standard-3az/),
[TikTok](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0qlhiKtDGo), [University of
Wisconsin–Madison](https://www.cncf.io/case-studies/university-of-wisconsin-madison/).
- 🇺🇸 **Atlanta Events**: The community gathered at
[CiliumCon](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDg_GiBbAx-mOnWuzd_NXoRfuW9HZAxeZ)
and the [Cilium Developer
Summit](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/dev-summits/blob/main/2025-NA/README.md)
in Atlanta.
- 🇳🇱 **Amsterdam Events**: Meet us at the upcoming
[CiliumCon](https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/co-located-events/ciliumcon/)
and [Cilium Developer
Summit](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/dev-summits/tree/main/2026-EU)
in Amsterdam, March 23-27. [Read
more](https://cilium.io/blog/2026/01/23/cilium-at-kubecon-eu-2026/)
about where to find Cilium during the show.
- 🔟 **Cilium is 10**: Read the [2025 Cilium Annual
Report](https://www.cncf.io/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cilium-annual-report-2025-final.pdf)
to see the latest project milestones, a decade on from its first commit.

To keep up to date with all the latest Cilium releases, join #release 🎉

:birthday::heart::heart::heart::birthday:
This is a very special release for Cilium, as it celebrates **10 years**
since the first commit. We couldn’t be more proud of what this project
has accomplished. All the GitHub issues, pull requests, reviews, stars,
forks, Docker pulls, Helm installs, Kubernetes applies, CI runs, bug
reports, design docs, discussions, meetings, Slack messages, YouTube
streams, eCHO episodes, conference talks, blog posts, demos, and
presentations have made the project the success it is today.
:birthday::heart::heart::heart::birthday:

#### Docker Manifests

##### cilium


`quay.io/cilium/cilium:v1.19.0@&#8203;sha256:be9f8571c2e114b3e12e41f785f2356ade703b2eac936aa878805565f0468c60`

##### clustermesh-apiserver


`quay.io/cilium/clustermesh-apiserver:v1.19.0@&#8203;sha256:0e3b89fdb116eb0f5579fe8ee3fabb1a7c4d97987a1ae927491d9185785d4a49`

##### docker-plugin


`quay.io/cilium/docker-plugin:v1.19.0@&#8203;sha256:35727047384f3d7a2684885003b266bf7a7add8fc66ca564b222f71c16057f50`

##### hubble-relay


`quay.io/cilium/hubble-relay:v1.19.0@&#8203;sha256:7f17e5bb51a9f35bbc8e7a9ad5e347f03ff8003c2e5cc81171e8727a10bf03b4`

##### operator-alibabacloud


`quay.io/cilium/operator-alibabacloud:v1.19.0@&#8203;sha256:5cb3d6981c233616037f3e13b5bc0020d114ad8db1b7360618b224e4c0b02ef0`

##### operator-aws


`quay.io/cilium/operator-aws:v1.19.0@&#8203;sha256:7a236ae256a4fbd3f72d516921131eba5b43f401ba37cdee5cd0e8c26f9263e6`

##### operator-azure


`quay.io/cilium/operator-azure:v1.19.0@&#8203;sha256:6ae7e0d75c74836af3600b775201c89ea7fcc13d6e08fdb0c52927309f31cd2a`

##### operator-generic


`quay.io/cilium/operator-generic:v1.19.0@&#8203;sha256:5b04006015e5800307dc6314676edc4c0bb7ac2fc7848be2b94b43bb030ab648`

##### operator


`quay.io/cilium/operator:v1.19.0@&#8203;sha256:deca84f442752dca0745dd09b13e8004569414839019ad79ac58f9fcaa3b9d65`

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### Release Notes

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###
[`v1.19.0`](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/releases/tag/v1.19.0):
1.19.0

[Compare
Source](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/compare/1.18.6...1.19.0)

🎉 **Release Announcement** 🎉: We are excited to announce the [Cilium
1.19.0](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/releases/tag/v1.19.0)
release!

A total of **2934 new commits** have been contributed to this release by
a growing community of over **1010 developers** and over **23,600 GitHub
stars**! 🤩

⚠️ You may need to take action during upgrade to Cilium v1.19 if you use
Network Policies, Cluster Mesh, LoadBalancer IPAM or BGP. See the
[Upgrade
Guide](https://docs.cilium.io/en/v1.19/operations/upgrade/#upgrade-notes)
for more details.

The full changelog can be found
[here](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/blob/v1.19/CHANGELOG.md).

Here are some of the highlights:

- 🛡️ **Network Policy**
- 🃏 **Multi-Level DNS Matches**: DNS Policies match pattern now support
a wildcard prefix(*`**.`*) to match multilevel subdomain as pattern
prefix.
([cilium/cilium#43420](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/43420),
[@&#8203;fristonio](https://redirect.github.com/fristonio))
- 📡 **Match New Protocols**: You can now match VRRP and IGMP protocols
in host firewall rules.
([cilium/cilium#39872](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/39872),
[@&#8203;aditighag](https://redirect.github.com/aditighag);
[cilium/cilium#41949](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/41949),
[@&#8203;kyounghunJang](https://redirect.github.com/kyounghunJang))
- ⛔ **Actively Deny Connections**: When Network Policies deny a
connection, Cilium can return ICMPv4 "Destination unreachable" messages
for a friendlier deny.
([cilium/cilium#41406](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/41406),
[@&#8203;antonipp](https://redirect.github.com/antonipp))
- 🌐 **Select Clusters Explicitly**: When network policy selectors don't
explicitly define a cluster for communication to be allowed, they will
now default to only allowing the local cluster.
([cilium/cilium#40609](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/40609),
[@&#8203;MrFreezeex](https://redirect.github.com/MrFreezeex))
- 🔧 **Unlock Future Work**: This release brings several internal
improvements to the network policy engine in preparation for features
planned in the next Cilium minor release
([cilium/cilium#39906](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/39906),
[@&#8203;vipul-21](https://redirect.github.com/vipul-21);
[cilium/cilium#42784](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/42784),
[cilium/cilium#42896](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/42896),
[@&#8203;jrajahalme](https://redirect.github.com/jrajahalme))
- ⚠️ **Deprecate underutilized features**: To focus on solving common
problems Cilium users face, this release deprecates the Kafka protocol
match fields (beta), as well as the `ToRequires` and `FromRequires`
policy fields.
([cilium/cilium#43167](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/43167),
[@&#8203;sayboras](https://redirect.github.com/sayboras);
[cilium/cilium#40967](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/40967),
[@&#8203;TheBeeZee](https://redirect.github.com/TheBeeZee))

- 🔒 **Encryption & Authentication**
- 🔐 **Encryption Strict Modes**: Both IPsec and WireGuard transparent
encryption modes now support a "strict mode" to require traffic to be
encrypted between nodes. Unencrypted traffic will be dropped in this
mode.
([cilium/cilium#39239](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/39239),
[cilium/cilium#42115](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/42115),
[@&#8203;rgo3](https://redirect.github.com/rgo3),
[@&#8203;julianwiedmann](https://redirect.github.com/julianwiedmann))
- 🚇 **Ztunnel Beta**: You can enroll namespaces into Ztunnel, which
enables TCP connections between workloads to be transparently encrypted
and authenticated.
([cilium/cilium#42766](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/42766),
[cilium/cilium#42819](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/42819),
[cilium/cilium#43227](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/43227)
and others, [@&#8203;ldelossa](https://redirect.github.com/ldelossa),
[@&#8203;rgo3](https://redirect.github.com/rgo3),
[@&#8203;nddq](https://redirect.github.com/nddq))
- 👥 **Mutual Authentication**: The out-of-band [Mutual
Authentication](https://docs.cilium.io/en/v1.19/network/servicemesh/mutual-authentication/mutual-authentication/)
feature is now disabled by default, pending community feedback. If you
have a requirement for mTLS, consider trying the new Ztunnel
integration.
([cilium/cilium#42665](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/42665),
[@&#8203;christarazi](https://redirect.github.com/christarazi))
- ↪️ **Accelerate IPsec**: The IPsec encryption mode now supports BPF
Host Routing for faster route lookups
([cilium/cilium#41997](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/41997),
[@&#8203;pchaigno](https://redirect.github.com/pchaigno))

- 🚠 **Networking**
- 🚀 **BIG TCP in Tunnels**: Leverage upcoming Linux support for BIG TCP
when communicating over UDP-based tunnels such as VXLAN and Geneve.
([cilium/cilium#43416](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/43416),
[@&#8203;gentoo-root](https://redirect.github.com/gentoo-root))
- 🥌 **Packetization-Layer Path MTU Discovery**: Detect maximum
transmission unit (MTU) sizes for network paths using TCP.
([cilium/cilium#42012](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/42012),
[cilium/cilium#43710](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/43710),
[@&#8203;tommyp1ckles](https://redirect.github.com/tommyp1ckles))
- 🚆 **IPv6 Underlay**: You can now choose IPv6 for the tunnel underlay
address family on dual-stack clusters.
([cilium/cilium#40324](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/40324),
[@&#8203;pchaigno](https://redirect.github.com/pchaigno))
- 🏷️ **Multi-Pool IPAM is ready for wider use**: Update the Multi-Pool
IPAM feature to work with IPsec and direct routing modes, and promote it
from Beta to Stable.
([cilium/cilium#40460](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/40460),
[cilium/cilium#42191](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/42191),
[@&#8203;pippolo84](https://redirect.github.com/pippolo84))
- 🎭 **More Configurable Masquerade**: IP Masquerade configuration can
now be customized for traffic sent to nodes in other IP subnets, and
addresses in IPAM pools can be excluded from masquerade
([cilium/cilium#37568](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/37568),
[@&#8203;behzad-mir](https://redirect.github.com/behzad-mir);
[cilium/cilium#43380](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/43380),
[@&#8203;alimehrabikoshki](https://redirect.github.com/alimehrabikoshki))

- 🕸️ **Services and Service Mesh**
- 📣 **Layer-2 Announcements**: Add support for Neighbor Discovery
Advertisements for IPv6 Layer-2 Announcements.
([cilium/cilium#39648](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/39648),
[@&#8203;msune](https://redirect.github.com/msune))
- 🔁 **IPv6 Service Loopback**: Pods can now connect to themselves via a
Kubernetes "loopback service" using IPv6.
([cilium/cilium#39594](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/39594),
[@&#8203;saiaunghlyanhtet](https://redirect.github.com/saiaunghlyanhtet))
- ⛩️ **Gateway API Enhancements**: Cilium's GAMMA support now includes
support for using GRPCRoute as well as HTTPRoute.
([cilium/cilium#41936](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/41936),
[@&#8203;youngnick](https://redirect.github.com/youngnick))

- 🛣️ **Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)**
- 🔌 **Advertise Addresses from Interfaces**: There's a new Interface BGP
advertisement type that allows advertisement of IPs assigned on local
interfaces. This can be useful for example in multi-homing setups, where
a common node's loopback address can be advertised via multiple BGP
sessions over different network interfaces.
([cilium/cilium#42469](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/42469),
[@&#8203;rastislavs](https://redirect.github.com/rastislavs))
- ✉️ **Override Source IP addresses**: You can override the
auto-generated BGP session source IP with the IP address applied on the
configured `sourceInterface` to allow binding the BGP connection to the
loopback address which is not tied to the specific physical interface's
lifecycle
([cilium/cilium#42583](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/42583),
[@&#8203;rastislavs](https://redirect.github.com/rastislavs))
- 🔁 **Withdraw Empty Routes**: Optionally withdraw BGP routes when a
service has 0 endpoints, to allow balancing to a different DC/cluster
with `externalTrafficPolicy=Cluster`
([cilium/cilium#40717](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/40717),
[@&#8203;oblazek](https://redirect.github.com/oblazek))
- ⚠️ **Move to `cilium.io/v2` API**: The support for the older
`CiliumBGPPeeringPolicy` v1 API is now removed and should be replaced
with v2 APIs.
([cilium/cilium#42278](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/42278),
[@&#8203;rastislavs](https://redirect.github.com/rastislavs))

- 🛰️ **Observability**
- 🔬 **Trace IP Options**: Configure Cilium and Hubble to trace specific
packets through the cluster using IP Options.
([cilium/cilium#41306](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/41306),
[@&#8203;Bigdelle](https://redirect.github.com/Bigdelle))
- 🚩 **Filter Encrypted Flows**: Filter flows when using the `hubble`
command line to understand the encryption status of the traffic, either
`--encrypted` or `--unencrypted`.
([cilium/cilium#43096](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/43096),
[@&#8203;SRodi](https://redirect.github.com/SRodi))
- 🔖 **Tag Drops with Policy Names**: Hubble v1.Events drop messages now
include which Network Policy caused the drop.
([cilium/cilium#41693](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/41693),
[@&#8203;41ks](https://redirect.github.com/41ks))

- 🌅 **Performance and Scale**
- ⚡ **Faster Network Policy Computation**: Improve Cilium resource usage
for handling selectors in network policies.
([cilium/cilium#42008](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/42008),
[@&#8203;jrajahalme](https://redirect.github.com/jrajahalme);
[cilium/cilium#42580](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/42580),
[@&#8203;odinuge](https://redirect.github.com/odinuge))
- 🔌 **More Efficient Connection Tracking**: Several improvements have
been made to reduce the number of connections being tracked by Cilium,
particularly when using Geneve, VXLAN or WireGuard.
([cilium/cilium#38782](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/38782),
[@&#8203;BenoitKnecht](https://redirect.github.com/BenoitKnecht);
[cilium/cilium#41990](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/41990),
[@&#8203;bersoare](https://redirect.github.com/bersoare))
- 💾 **Better Scale in AWS**: Reduce memory usage for cilium-operator in
large AWS environments with many resources.
([cilium/cilium#42529](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/42529),
[@&#8203;liyihuang](https://redirect.github.com/liyihuang))

- ⚙️ **Operations**
- 📦 **Access Helm charts via Registry**: Helm charts are also available
under `quay.io/cilium/charts/cilium`
([cilium/cilium#43624](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/43624),
[@&#8203;aanm](https://redirect.github.com/aanm))
- 📊 **Metrics Encryption**: Add TLS/mTLS support for Prometheus metrics
exposed by the Cilium Operator.
([cilium/cilium#42077](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/42077),
[@&#8203;phuhung273](https://redirect.github.com/phuhung273))
- 🤖 **Easier Multi-Cluster install**: There's now support for
auto-installing the Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) for Multi-Cluster
Services (MCS).
([cilium/cilium#40729](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/40729),
[@&#8203;MrFreezeex](https://redirect.github.com/MrFreezeex))
- 📜 **Simpler Certificate Management**: Streamline Cluster Mesh and
Hubble certificate generation when using GitOps approaches.
([cilium/cilium#42298](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/42298),
[@&#8203;MrFreezeex](https://redirect.github.com/MrFreezeex))
- 🛠️ **Cilium dependencies** were updated to Kubernetes v1.35, Envoy
v1.35, Gateway API v1.4, and GoBGP v3.37.
([cilium/cilium#43422](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/43422),
[@&#8203;aanm](https://redirect.github.com/aanm);
[cilium/cilium#40569](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/40569),
[@&#8203;sayboras](https://redirect.github.com/sayboras);
[cilium/cilium#41936](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/41936),
[@&#8203;youngnick](https://redirect.github.com/youngnick);
[cilium/cilium#42824](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/42824),
[@&#8203;rastislavs](https://redirect.github.com/rastislavs)).

- 🏠 **Community**
- ❤️ **Production Case Studies**: Many end-users have stepped forward to
tell their stories running Cilium in production. If your company wants
to submit their case studies let us know. We would love to hear your
feedback!
- 📰 See studies with
[Airbnb](https://youtu.be/7KHenRXNGAw?si=ldTS-X_W0svxo429\&t=546),
[Cloudera](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/migration-and-modernization/scaling-clouderas-development-environment-leveraging-amazon-eks-karpenter-bottlerocket-and-cilium-for-hybrid-cloud/),[
Cybozu](https://www.cncf.io/case-studies/cybozu/),
[ESnet](https://www.cncf.io/case-studies/esnet/),[
Nutanix](https://www.cncf.io/case-studies/nutanix/),
[OVHcloud](https://corporate.ovhcloud.com/en-gb/newsroom/news/ovhcloud-managed-kubernetes-service-standard-3az/),
[TikTok](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0qlhiKtDGo), [University of
Wisconsin–Madison](https://www.cncf.io/case-studies/university-of-wisconsin-madison/).
- 🇺🇸 **Atlanta Events**: The community gathered at
[CiliumCon](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDg_GiBbAx-mOnWuzd_NXoRfuW9HZAxeZ)
and the [Cilium Developer
Summit](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/dev-summits/blob/main/2025-NA/README.md)
in Atlanta.
- 🇳🇱 **Amsterdam Events**: Meet us at the upcoming
[CiliumCon](https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/co-located-events/ciliumcon/)
and [Cilium Developer
Summit](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/dev-summits/tree/main/2026-EU)
in Amsterdam, March 23-27. [Read
more](https://cilium.io/blog/2026/01/23/cilium-at-kubecon-eu-2026/)
about where to find Cilium during the show.
- 🔟 **Cilium is 10**: Read the [2025 Cilium Annual
Report](https://www.cncf.io/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cilium-annual-report-2025-final.pdf)
to see the latest project milestones, a decade on from its first commit.

To keep up to date with all the latest Cilium releases, join #release 🎉

:birthday::heart::heart::heart::birthday:
This is a very special release for Cilium, as it celebrates **10 years**
since the first commit. We couldn’t be more proud of what this project
has accomplished. All the GitHub issues, pull requests, reviews, stars,
forks, Docker pulls, Helm installs, Kubernetes applies, CI runs, bug
reports, design docs, discussions, meetings, Slack messages, YouTube
streams, eCHO episodes, conference talks, blog posts, demos, and
presentations have made the project the success it is today.
:birthday::heart::heart::heart::birthday:

#### Docker Manifests

##### cilium


`quay.io/cilium/cilium:v1.19.0@&#8203;sha256:be9f8571c2e114b3e12e41f785f2356ade703b2eac936aa878805565f0468c60`

##### clustermesh-apiserver


`quay.io/cilium/clustermesh-apiserver:v1.19.0@&#8203;sha256:0e3b89fdb116eb0f5579fe8ee3fabb1a7c4d97987a1ae927491d9185785d4a49`

##### docker-plugin


`quay.io/cilium/docker-plugin:v1.19.0@&#8203;sha256:35727047384f3d7a2684885003b266bf7a7add8fc66ca564b222f71c16057f50`

##### hubble-relay


`quay.io/cilium/hubble-relay:v1.19.0@&#8203;sha256:7f17e5bb51a9f35bbc8e7a9ad5e347f03ff8003c2e5cc81171e8727a10bf03b4`

##### operator-alibabacloud


`quay.io/cilium/operator-alibabacloud:v1.19.0@&#8203;sha256:5cb3d6981c233616037f3e13b5bc0020d114ad8db1b7360618b224e4c0b02ef0`

##### operator-aws


`quay.io/cilium/operator-aws:v1.19.0@&#8203;sha256:7a236ae256a4fbd3f72d516921131eba5b43f401ba37cdee5cd0e8c26f9263e6`

##### operator-azure


`quay.io/cilium/operator-azure:v1.19.0@&#8203;sha256:6ae7e0d75c74836af3600b775201c89ea7fcc13d6e08fdb0c52927309f31cd2a`

##### operator-generic


`quay.io/cilium/operator-generic:v1.19.0@&#8203;sha256:5b04006015e5800307dc6314676edc4c0bb7ac2fc7848be2b94b43bb030ab648`

##### operator


`quay.io/cilium/operator:v1.19.0@&#8203;sha256:deca84f442752dca0745dd09b13e8004569414839019ad79ac58f9fcaa3b9d65`

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###
[`v1.19.0`](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/releases/tag/v1.19.0):
1.19.0

[Compare
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🎉 **Release Announcement** 🎉: We are excited to announce the [Cilium
1.19.0](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/releases/tag/v1.19.0)
release!

A total of **2934 new commits** have been contributed to this release by
a growing community of over **1010 developers** and over **23,600 GitHub
stars**! 🤩

⚠️ You may need to take action during upgrade to Cilium v1.19 if you use
Network Policies, Cluster Mesh, LoadBalancer IPAM or BGP. See the
[Upgrade
Guide](https://docs.cilium.io/en/v1.19/operations/upgrade/#upgrade-notes)
for more details.

The full changelog can be found
[here](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/blob/v1.19/CHANGELOG.md).

Here are some of the highlights:

- 🛡️ **Network Policy**
- 🃏 **Multi-Level DNS Matches**: DNS Policies match pattern now support
a wildcard prefix(*`**.`*) to match multilevel subdomain as pattern
prefix.
([cilium/cilium#43420](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/43420),
[@&#8203;fristonio](https://redirect.github.com/fristonio))
- 📡 **Match New Protocols**: You can now match VRRP and IGMP protocols
in host firewall rules.
([cilium/cilium#39872](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/39872),
[@&#8203;aditighag](https://redirect.github.com/aditighag);
[cilium/cilium#41949](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/41949),
[@&#8203;kyounghunJang](https://redirect.github.com/kyounghunJang))
- ⛔ **Actively Deny Connections**: When Network Policies deny a
connection, Cilium can return ICMPv4 "Destination unreachable" messages
for a friendlier deny.
([cilium/cilium#41406](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/41406),
[@&#8203;antonipp](https://redirect.github.com/antonipp))
- 🌐 **Select Clusters Explicitly**: When network policy selectors don't
explicitly define a cluster for communication to be allowed, they will
now default to only allowing the local cluster.
([cilium/cilium#40609](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/40609),
[@&#8203;MrFreezeex](https://redirect.github.com/MrFreezeex))
- 🔧 **Unlock Future Work**: This release brings several internal
improvements to the network policy engine in preparation for features
planned in the next Cilium minor release
([cilium/cilium#39906](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/39906),
[@&#8203;vipul-21](https://redirect.github.com/vipul-21);
[cilium/cilium#42784](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/42784),
[cilium/cilium#42896](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/42896),
[@&#8203;jrajahalme](https://redirect.github.com/jrajahalme))
- ⚠️ **Deprecate underutilized features**: To focus on solving common
problems Cilium users face, this release deprecates the Kafka protocol
match fields (beta), as well as the `ToRequires` and `FromRequires`
policy fields.
([cilium/cilium#43167](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/43167),
[@&#8203;sayboras](https://redirect.github.com/sayboras);
[cilium/cilium#40967](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/40967),
[@&#8203;TheBeeZee](https://redirect.github.com/TheBeeZee))

- 🔒 **Encryption & Authentication**
- 🔐 **Encryption Strict Modes**: Both IPsec and WireGuard transparent
encryption modes now support a "strict mode" to require traffic to be
encrypted between nodes. Unencrypted traffic will be dropped in this
mode.
([cilium/cilium#39239](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/39239),
[cilium/cilium#42115](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/42115),
[@&#8203;rgo3](https://redirect.github.com/rgo3),
[@&#8203;julianwiedmann](https://redirect.github.com/julianwiedmann))
- 🚇 **Ztunnel Beta**: You can enroll namespaces into Ztunnel, which
enables TCP connections between workloads to be transparently encrypted
and authenticated.
([cilium/cilium#42766](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/42766),
[cilium/cilium#42819](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/42819),
[cilium/cilium#43227](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/43227)
and others, [@&#8203;ldelossa](https://redirect.github.com/ldelossa),
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[@&#8203;nddq](https://redirect.github.com/nddq))
- 👥 **Mutual Authentication**: The out-of-band [Mutual
Authentication](https://docs.cilium.io/en/v1.19/network/servicemesh/mutual-authentication/mutual-authentication/)
feature is now disabled by default, pending community feedback. If you
have a requirement for mTLS, consider trying the new Ztunnel
integration.
([cilium/cilium#42665](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/42665),
[@&#8203;christarazi](https://redirect.github.com/christarazi))
- ↪️ **Accelerate IPsec**: The IPsec encryption mode now supports BPF
Host Routing for faster route lookups
([cilium/cilium#41997](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/41997),
[@&#8203;pchaigno](https://redirect.github.com/pchaigno))

- 🚠 **Networking**
- 🚀 **BIG TCP in Tunnels**: Leverage upcoming Linux support for BIG TCP
when communicating over UDP-based tunnels such as VXLAN and Geneve.
([cilium/cilium#43416](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/43416),
[@&#8203;gentoo-root](https://redirect.github.com/gentoo-root))
- 🥌 **Packetization-Layer Path MTU Discovery**: Detect maximum
transmission unit (MTU) sizes for network paths using TCP.
([cilium/cilium#42012](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/42012),
[cilium/cilium#43710](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/43710),
[@&#8203;tommyp1ckles](https://redirect.github.com/tommyp1ckles))
- 🚆 **IPv6 Underlay**: You can now choose IPv6 for the tunnel underlay
address family on dual-stack clusters.
([cilium/cilium#40324](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/40324),
[@&#8203;pchaigno](https://redirect.github.com/pchaigno))
- 🏷️ **Multi-Pool IPAM is ready for wider use**: Update the Multi-Pool
IPAM feature to work with IPsec and direct routing modes, and promote it
from Beta to Stable.
([cilium/cilium#40460](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/40460),
[cilium/cilium#42191](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/42191),
[@&#8203;pippolo84](https://redirect.github.com/pippolo84))
- 🎭 **More Configurable Masquerade**: IP Masquerade configuration can
now be customized for traffic sent to nodes in other IP subnets, and
addresses in IPAM pools can be excluded from masquerade
([cilium/cilium#37568](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/37568),
[@&#8203;behzad-mir](https://redirect.github.com/behzad-mir);
[cilium/cilium#43380](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/43380),
[@&#8203;alimehrabikoshki](https://redirect.github.com/alimehrabikoshki))

- 🕸️ **Services and Service Mesh**
- 📣 **Layer-2 Announcements**: Add support for Neighbor Discovery
Advertisements for IPv6 Layer-2 Announcements.
([cilium/cilium#39648](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/39648),
[@&#8203;msune](https://redirect.github.com/msune))
- 🔁 **IPv6 Service Loopback**: Pods can now connect to themselves via a
Kubernetes "loopback service" using IPv6.
([cilium/cilium#39594](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/39594),
[@&#8203;saiaunghlyanhtet](https://redirect.github.com/saiaunghlyanhtet))
- ⛩️ **Gateway API Enhancements**: Cilium's GAMMA support now includes
support for using GRPCRoute as well as HTTPRoute.
([cilium/cilium#41936](https://redirect.github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/41936),
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- 📦 **Access Helm charts via Registry**: Helm charts are also available
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#### Docker Manifests

##### cilium


`quay.io/cilium/cilium:v1.19.0@&#8203;sha256:be9f8571c2e114b3e12e41f785f2356ade703b2eac936aa878805565f0468c60`

##### clustermesh-apiserver


`quay.io/cilium/clustermesh-apiserver:v1.19.0@&#8203;sha256:0e3b89fdb116eb0f5579fe8ee3fabb1a7c4d97987a1ae927491d9185785d4a49`

##### docker-plugin


`quay.io/cilium/docker-plugin:v1.19.0@&#8203;sha256:35727047384f3d7a2684885003b266bf7a7add8fc66ca564b222f71c16057f50`

##### hubble-relay


`quay.io/cilium/hubble-relay:v1.19.0@&#8203;sha256:7f17e5bb51a9f35bbc8e7a9ad5e347f03ff8003c2e5cc81171e8727a10bf03b4`

##### operator-alibabacloud


`quay.io/cilium/operator-alibabacloud:v1.19.0@&#8203;sha256:5cb3d6981c233616037f3e13b5bc0020d114ad8db1b7360618b224e4c0b02ef0`

##### operator-aws


`quay.io/cilium/operator-aws:v1.19.0@&#8203;sha256:7a236ae256a4fbd3f72d516921131eba5b43f401ba37cdee5cd0e8c26f9263e6`

##### operator-azure


`quay.io/cilium/operator-azure:v1.19.0@&#8203;sha256:6ae7e0d75c74836af3600b775201c89ea7fcc13d6e08fdb0c52927309f31cd2a`

##### operator-generic


`quay.io/cilium/operator-generic:v1.19.0@&#8203;sha256:5b04006015e5800307dc6314676edc4c0bb7ac2fc7848be2b94b43bb030ab648`

##### operator


`quay.io/cilium/operator:v1.19.0@&#8203;sha256:deca84f442752dca0745dd09b13e8004569414839019ad79ac58f9fcaa3b9d65`

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