From Tailnet to platform (Interview)

MAR 11, 2026102 MIN
The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source

From Tailnet to platform (Interview)

MAR 11, 2026102 MIN

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Adam talks with Tailscale co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer David Carney about where Tailscale is headed next: TSIDP, TSNet, multiple tailnets, and Aperture. They get into clickless auth (via TSIDP), TSNet apps, multiple tailnets for isolation and control, and Aperture, Tailscale’s private AI gateway for API key management, observability, and agent security. Join the discussionChangelog++ members save 8 minutes on this episode because they made the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Augment Code – Adam loves “Auggie” – Augment Code’s CLI that brings Augment’s context engine and powerful AI reasoning anywhere your code goes. From building alongside you in the terminal to any part of your development workflow. NordLayer – Toggle-ready network security for modern businesses. Get an exclusive offer: up to 22% off NordLayer yearly plans plus 10% on top with the coupon code changelog-10-NORDLAYER. Try it risk-free with a 14-day money-back guarantee at nordlayer.com/thechangelog Squarespace – Turn your expertise into a business with the all-in-one platform for websites, services, and getting paid. Use code CHANGELOG to save 10% on your first website purchase. Fly.io – The home of Changelog.com — Deploy your apps close to your users — global Anycast load-balancing, zero-configuration private networking, hardware isolation, and instant WireGuard VPN connections. Push-button deployments that scale to thousands of instances. Check out the speedrun to get started in minutes. Featuring:David Carney – Website, GitHub, XAdam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XShow Notes:Send an email to David ~> [email protected] Mentioned in this episode Tailscale Aperture by Tailscale TSIDP TSNet Multiple tailnets Tailnet policy file syntax Model Context Protocol (MCP) MCP specification Proxmox VE Incus OIDC / OpenID Connect OAuth 2.0 Okta Microsoft Entra ID Google Workspace Keycloak Salesforce Anthropic Amazon Bedrock Oso Cerbos Go GopherCon Simon Willison Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!