GigaVUE Universal Cloud Tap Feature Brief

Capture Traffic Across Cloud, VMs and Containers

GigaVUE^® Universal Cloud Tap (UCT) is a lightweight virtual tap that acquires north-south and east-west lateral traffic within and across cloud and container environments. The feature brief outlines UCT architectures, tapping modes, supported platforms, and its independent service model.

Key Topics Covered:

• UCT architectures across containers, VMs, and service meshes
• Cloud and container platform coverage
• Lightweight tapping versus intrusive agents
• License model and AWS visibility comparison

Technical Highlights:

• Runs agentless in an independent pod for container tapping
• Operates in the VM independently of any app
• Leverages eBPF for Linux-based ultra-efficient tapping
• Provides plaintext visibility of encrypted traffic with Precryption^®
• Encrypts mirrored output for sensitive environments
• Monitors container traffic in the clear with Envoy proxies
• Uses V Series for advanced de-duplication and metadata features