Service Mesh: Istio and Envoy Architecture
Service Mesh: Istio and Envoy Architecture
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Explain service mesh architecture: what problems it solves, how Envoy sidecar proxies work, Istio control plane vs data plane, and features like mutual TLS, circuit breaking, and traffic management.
Approach
Explain service mesh with Envoy sidecar, mTLS, circuit breaking, and traffic management.
Input
How service A finds and calls service B securely in k8s with Istio
Output
A calls B by DNS name; Envoy sidecar intercepts; Pilot provides B endpoint; Citadel provides mTLS cert; Envoy handles encryption
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