<ul><li>Istio introduces Ambient Mesh, a sidecar-free alternative to traditional service mesh architectures.</li><li>Ambient Mesh leverages Istio's zero-trust security features without the complexity of sidecar proxies.</li><li>Instead of sidecar proxies, Ambient Mesh uses ztunnels to create a secure Layer 4 overlay network.</li><li>Ambient Mesh reduces resource requirements, simplifies operations, and offers flexible security and traffic management options.</li></ul>

Zero-Trust Security in K8s Made Simple: Istio Ambient Mesh, No Sidecar Needed

Discover more