service-mesh

You can enforce mTLS and authorization policies for Kubernetes microservices by deploying a service mesh like Istio. This secures service-to-service communication by automatically encrypting traffic and restricting access based on identity.

The best way to route traffic for canary deployments is using service mesh traffic management. It allows you to gradually shift a percentage of traffic to a new version, monitor performance, and automatically roll back if errors exceed a threshold.

Yes, you need Kubernetes and networking fundamentals to use a service mesh. The technology operates as an infrastructure layer within Kubernetes, requiring knowledge of cluster operations, pod networking, and service definitions to manage deployments effectively.

A service mesh improves observability by automatically collecting metrics on service dependencies, latency, and error rates. This provides deep insights into communication patterns without requiring you to instrument application code manually.

Yes, you can manage multi-cluster deployments with Istio and Linkerd. The service mesh provides comprehensive guidance and tooling to extend traffic management, security policies, and observability across multiple Kubernetes clusters.

You can install Istio with a demo profile in the default namespace by using the service mesh quick start tooling. This provides scripts and references to deploy the control plane quickly for testing and evaluation purposes.