Istio
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Architecture
Which proxy does Istio use for its data plane?
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Answer: Envoy
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Istio uses Envoy as its proxy for the data plane. Envoy is a high-performance proxy developed in C++ that handles all inbound and outbound traffic for services in the service mesh.
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