# Riptides

> Riptides is a workload security platform that gives every process a cryptographic identity at the kernel level, then uses it to enforce mTLS, control access between services, and deliver short-lived cloud credentials - with no application changes.

Riptides runs a daemon on each node (Kubernetes DaemonSet or systemd service) that loads policy into a kernel module. The kernel module intercepts TCP connections to perform mutual TLS handshakes and inject credentials transparently. All resources (WorkloadIdentities, Services, CredentialSources, etc.) are managed as Kubernetes custom resources through a hosted control plane via `riptides-cli ctl`.

## Documentation Sets

- [Abridged documentation](https://docs.riptides.io/llms-small.txt): a compact version of the documentation for Riptides, with non-essential content removed
- [Complete documentation](https://docs.riptides.io/llms-full.txt): the full documentation for Riptides
- [Concepts](https://docs.riptides.io/_llms-txt/concepts.txt): How Riptides works: architecture, workload identity, attestation, services, connection security, credentials, AI agent governance, and federation.
- [Guides](https://docs.riptides.io/_llms-txt/guides.txt): Task-oriented walkthroughs and end-to-end examples: getting started, installing and operating the platform, connecting nodes across clouds, mTLS, secretless access, integrations, AI agents, and full demos.
- [Management](https://docs.riptides.io/_llms-txt/management.txt): Console (web UI) guide mapped to the app's navigation: observing workloads and connections; configuring identities, services, credentials, and access control; and system administration (daemons, trust, users, settings).
- [Agentic AI](https://docs.riptides.io/_llms-txt/agentic-ai.txt): Securing and observing AI agents: monitoring AI sessions, managing LLMs and MCP connectors, users, and access-control policies for models and tools.
- [API Reference](https://docs.riptides.io/_llms-txt/api-reference.txt): Riptides custom resource definitions (CRDs) and their fields.

## Notes

- The complete documentation includes all content from the official documentation
- The content is automatically generated from the same source as the official documentation

## Optional

- [Riptides website](https://riptides.io)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/riptideslabs)