How AI describes Istio

Istio is an open-source service mesh that extends Kubernetes and traditional workloads to create a programmable, application-aware network for cloud-native applications. It provides universal traffic management, security (including mTLS, authorization, encryption), observability, and reliability through Envoy-based proxies and features like ambient mode and zero-trust tunnels. It can be deployed self-managed or via cloud providers or managed service mesh partners, and is a CNCF graduated project with an ecosystem of providers and case studies.