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@article{184648,
        author = {Dipesh jagdish Kashiv},
        title = {Edge-Native Zero Trust Architecture for High-Speed, Containerized Applications},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {4},
        pages = {2802-2809},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=184648},
        abstract = {Edge-Native Zero Trust Architecture (ZNTA) has emerged as a critical framework for securing high-speed, containerized applications deployed across decentralized edge environments. Traditional perimeter-based security models are increasingly ineffective in the face of dynamic workloads, heterogeneous devices, and real-time data flows characteristic of modern edge computing.
This review provides a comprehensive synthesis of the existing landscape of zero trust implementation at the edge, with a particular focus on container orchestration, identity-aware access control, AI-enhanced threat detection, and microservices security. The paper introduces a novel theoretical model Adaptive Edge-Native Zero Trust Framework (AEN-ZTF) which integrates service mesh, dynamic policy enforcement, and AI-driven anomaly detection for real-time security response.
Through comparative experimental simulations, the proposed model demonstrates significant improvements in threat detection accuracy (95.3%), breach containment (21s), and policy flexibility, with only marginal impact on system performance. Future directions include federated trust, quantum-resilient encryption, intent-based security policies, and the adoption of standardized compliance models.
This review offers a foundational guide for researchers, architects, and policymakers working at the intersection of edge computing, AI, and cybersecurity, emphasizing the urgent need to embed Zero Trust as a native principle in edge system design.},
        keywords = {Zero Trust Architecture, Edge Computing, Containerized Applications, Microservices Security, AI for Cybersecurity, Service Mesh, Policy Enforcement, Kubernetes Security, Federated Identity, Quantum-Safe Security.},
        month = {September},
        }