Investigate how to use SPIFFE for agent identity

[haiyanmeng]

I shared mTLS Authentication between Agents and KAN (Kube-Agentic-Networking) Gateway in the OSS meeting on Jan 15, 2026.

[mattbates]

Would be happy to help collaborate here.

[haiyanmeng]

@mattbates , thanks for expressing your interest in collaborating in this area. Feel free to leave your comments on the doc, reach out on Slack, and/or join the community meetings. You can find the links to Slack and community meetings here.

[haiyanmeng]

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[haiyanmeng]

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[haiyanmeng]

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