Kubernetes 1.29 "Mandala" Enhancement Breakdown

Kubernetes 1.29 "Mandala" Enhancement Breakdown An architecture diagram generated by Archify. Kubernetes 1.29 "Mandala" · December 2023 · 49 enhancements · Architecture component Kubernetes 1.29 "Mandala" December 2023 · 49 enhancements Stable (GA) · 11 · production-ready · Distribution by maturity stage (49 total) · Key Stable (GA) 11 · production-ready Key Beta · 19 · enabled by default (On) · Distribution by maturity stage (49 total) Beta 19 · enabled by default (On) Alpha · 19 · disabled by default (Off) · Distribution by maturity stage (49 total) Alpha 19 · disabled by default (Off) Distribution by maturity stage (49 total) Legend Backend Cloud

Representative Stable (GA) features

  • • KMS v2 GA (KEP-3299) — Secrets encryption at rest with DEK caching
  • • ReadWriteOncePod PV Access Mode GA (KEP-2485)

Representative Beta features

  • • Sidecar Containers introduced as Beta (KEP-753)
  • • Pod Scheduling Readiness
  • • Load Balancer IP Mode

Representative Alpha features

  • • nftables kube-proxy mode
  • • Node Log Query