Diagrid Dapr Distribution for Enterprise (D3E)
Security enhanced Dapr binaries built on top of Dapr open source, complete with enterprise features for enterprise Kubernetes deployments. Note that purchasing D3E requires a Premium Dapr support plan. Contact our sales team for additional details and to discuss pricing.
What is D3E?
Designed, built, and tested for enterprise-scale Dapr users, D3E addresses common requirements for organizations with stringent security requirements or who operate large production environments.
Diagrid Dapr Distribution for Enterprise (D3E) is a custom distribution of the open-source Dapr project enhancing it with additional security and scalability capabilities. It maintains 100% compatibility with the open-source Dapr APIs and SDKs and can serve as a drop-in replacement in your existing systems.
Capabilities
Multi-tenancy
Namespaced installations for better resource isolation and multiple control planes per cluster.
Minimized RBAC
Reduced Dapr permissions footprint for enhanced security and compliance requirements.
Enterprise support
Backed by Diagrid's 24/7 support with guaranteed response times for production issues.
Custom version backports
Binaries with issues and CVE fixes backported to custom Dapr versions not available in open source.
Multi-tenant control plane with namespace isolation
D3E contains multi-tenant support for the Dapr control plane on Kubernetes, enabling organizations to:
- Scale the Dapr control plane efficiently in large clusters by targeting a subset of application namespaces for Dapr sidecar injection
- Deploy multiple Dapr control planes in a single Kubernetes cluster
- Maintain isolation between different teams and applications using Dapr
Increased security with reduced permission set
Platform teams benefit from an increased security posture including:
- Minimized permission set and footprint for Dapr installations
- Granular control over namespace and infrastructure access
- A simplified Dapr adoption path for security-conscious organizations due to reduced ClusterRole requirements
- Read Kubernetes resource requirements for more details
Issues & CVEs backported to custom versions
Critical issues and CVEs backported to custom Dapr versions for:
- Quicker turnaround times for application upgrades
- Less Dapr version maintenance while maintaining secure images
Software License Agreement
By using D3E in your applications you are agreeing to comply with the Diagrid D3E Software License Agreement as described here.