When implementing service discovery, it's important not to overlook security. By its nature, a service registry is a critical piece of infrastructure – it knows where everything is and helps route traffic. If it is compromised, an attacker could potentially misroute traffic (service spoofing) or gain sensitive information about your system’s topology. Here are some key security considerations:

• Service Spoofing (Fake Registrations): One risk is that an unauthorized or malicious service instance could register itself in the registry pretending to be a legitimate service