Sidecar Container Glossary Definition

Sidecar Container is a Cloud security concept used to protect identities, workloads, data, configurations, networks, or operational processes in cloud environments.

Security teams, architects, auditors, and platform owners use this concept when reducing cloud risk, assigning responsibility, enforcing access, and protecting workloads.

Related concepts include Identity and Access Management, Zero Trust, Encryption and Shared Responsibility Model.

Additional Resource: CNCF Cloud Native Glossary.