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Which of the following is a benefit of Cilium's eBPF-based implementation compared to iptables?

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Answer: Better performance and scalability

Explanation

A key benefit of Cilium's eBPF-based implementation compared to iptables is better performance and scalability. eBPF programs can make forwarding decisions more efficiently than iptables chains, especially as the number of rules grows. This results in lower latency and better throughput, particularly in large clusters with many services and network policies.

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