Edge device service enclaves
Techniques are described for implementing a secure enclave within an edge device (e.g., an edge device of a computing cluster of edge devices). In some embodiments, a service enclave comprising a plurality of services can be implemented. The plurality of services can be implemented within respective containers and communicatively connected to one another via a virtual substrate network of the cloud-computing edge device. The virtual substrate network may be dedicated to network traffic between services of the plurality of services. A first service of the enclave may generate and transmit a message to a second service of the enclave for processing. One or more operations may be executed by the second service based on reception of the message.
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
implementing, by a plurality of cloud-computing edge devices, a plurality of distributed computing clusters that operate as respective isolated computing clusters that individually lack a network connection to a cloud-provider network, each of the plurality of distributed computing clusters implementing a respective distributed service enclave comprising a plurality of services that are implemented within respective containers and communicatively connected to one another, according to a manifest, by an intra-node switch and by a distributed virtual substrate network, the distributed virtual substrate network being dedicated to network traffic of the plurality of services and distributed across a set of cloud-computing edge devices corresponding to the respective distribute service enclave, each respective distribute service enclave implementing a respective distributed control plane that manages infrastructure components and services of a respective distributed computing cluster, a network topology of each respective distributed service enclave being predefined by the manifest;
generating, by a first service of the respective distributed service enclave, a message comprising data related to cloud-computing operations;
transmitting, by the first service of the respective distributed service enclave, the message comprising the data related to cloud-computing operations;
receiving, by the first service from a second service of the plurality of services, an additional message via the distributed virtual substrate network; and
executing, by the first service, one or more operations based at least in part on receiving the additional message via the distributed virtual substrate network.
2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the network traffic between the plurality of services of the respective distributed service enclave is unencrypted, and wherein external network traffic between a plurality of distributed service enclaves is encrypted.
3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of services comprise a gateway service that enables communication between a client device and the plurality of services.
4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising encrypting the message prior to transmitting the message from a first cloud-computing edge device of the plurality of cloud-computing edge devices to a second cloud-computing edge device of the plurality of cloud-computing edge devices.
5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of cloud-computing edge devices comprise a security module that is configured to encrypt traffic between the plurality of cloud-computing edge devices.
6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein a first cloud-computing edge device of the respective distributed control plane performs operations related to managing the infrastructure components and services of a second cloud-computing edge device of the plurality of cloud-computing edge devices.
7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein a single cloud-computing edge device of an isolated computing cluster is configured to connect with a client device, and wherein the single cloud-computing edge device is further configured to propagate data received from the client device to at least one additional cloud-computing edge device of the isolated computing cluster.
8. A computing cluster, comprising:
an intra-node switch;
a plurality of cloud-computing edge devices communicatively connected to one another via the intra-node switch, the plurality of cloud-computing edge devices individually comprising one or more processors and one or more memories storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed with the one or more processors, cause a cloud-computing edge device to:
implement, by a plurality of distributed computing clusters comprising the computing cluster that operate as respective isolated computing clusters that individually lack a network connection to a cloud-provider network, each of the plurality of distributed computing clusters implementing a respective distributed service enclave comprising a plurality of services that are implemented within respective containers and communicatively connected to one another, according to a manifest, by the intra-node switch and by a distributed virtual substrate network, the distributed virtual substrate network being dedicated to network traffic of the plurality of services and distributed across a set of cloud computing services corresponding to the respective distributed service enclave, each respective distribute service enclave implementing a respective distributed control plane that manages infrastructure components and services of a respective distributed computing cluster, a network topology of each respective distributed service enclave being predefined by the manifest;
generate, by a first service of the respective distributed service enclave, a message comprising data related to cloud-computing operations;
transmit, by the first service of the respective distributed service enclave, the message comprising the data related to cloud-computing operations;
receive, by the first service from a second service of the plurality of services, an additional message via the distributed virtual substrate network; and
execute, by the first service, one or more operations based at least in part on receiving the additional message via the distributed virtual substrate network.
9. The computing cluster of claim 8 , wherein the network traffic between the plurality of services of the respective distributed service enclave is unencrypted, and wherein external network traffic between a plurality of distributed service enclaves is encrypted.
10. The computing cluster of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of services comprise a gateway service that enables communication between a client device and the plurality of services.
11. The computing cluster of claim 8 , wherein executing the computer-executable instructions further causes the one or more processors to encrypt the message prior to transmitting the message from a first cloud-computing edge device of the plurality of cloud-computing edge devices to a second cloud-computing edge device of the plurality of cloud-computing edge devices.
12. The computing cluster of claim 8 , wherein each of the plurality of cloud-computing edge devices comprise a security module that is configured to encrypt traffic between the plurality of cloud-computing edge devices.
13. The computing cluster of claim 8 , wherein a first cloud-computing edge device of the respective distributed control plane performs operations related to managing the infrastructure components and services of a second cloud-computing edge device of the plurality of cloud-computing edge devices.
14. The computing cluster of claim 8 , wherein a single cloud-computing edge device of an isolated computing cluster is configured to connect with a client device, and wherein the single cloud-computing edge device is further configured to propagate data received from the client device to at least one additional cloud-computing edge device of the isolated computing cluster.
15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a cloud-computing edge device, causes the cloud-computing edge device to:
implement, by the plurality of distributed computing clusters that operate as respective isolated computing clusters that individually lack a network connection to a cloud-provider network, each of the plurality of distributed computing clusters implementing a respective distributed service enclave comprising a plurality of services that are implemented within respective containers and communicatively connected to one another, according to a manifest, by an intra-node switch and by a distributed virtual substrate network, the distributed virtual substrate network being dedicated to network traffic of the plurality of services and distributed across a set of cloud computing services corresponding to the respective distributed service enclave, each respective distribute service enclave implementing a respective distributed control plane that manages infrastructure components and services of a respective distributed computing cluster, a network topology of each respective distributed service enclave being predefined by the manifest;
generate, by a first service of the respective distributed service enclave, a message comprising data related to cloud-computing operations;
transmit, by the first service of the respective distributed service enclave, the message comprising the data related to cloud-computing operations;
receive, by the first service from a second service of the plurality of services, an additional message via the distributed virtual substrate network; and
execute, by the first service, one or more operations based at least in part on receiving the additional message via the distributed virtual substrate network.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the network traffic between the plurality of services of the respective distributed service enclave is unencrypted, and wherein external network traffic between a plurality of distributed service enclaves is encrypted.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein executing the computer-executable instructions further causes the one or more processors to encrypt the message prior to transmitting the message from a first cloud-computing edge device of a plurality of cloud-computing edge devices to a second cloud-computing edge device of the plurality of cloud-computing edge devices.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein each of the cloud-computing edge device comprises a security module that is configured to encrypt traffic between the cloud-computing edge device and a plurality of cloud-computing edge devices.
19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein a first cloud-computing edge device of the respective distributed control plane performs operations related to managing the infrastructure components and services of a second cloud-computing edge device of a plurality of cloud-computing edge devices.
20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein a single cloud-computing edge device of an isolated computing cluster is configured to connect with a client device, and wherein the single cloud-computing edge device is further configured to propagate data received from the client device to at least one additional cloud-computing edge device of the isolated computing cluster.