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Using Cake for Istio

Istio is a Kubernetes-native service mesh that secures and manages traffic between microservices. Cake automates the full Istio lifecycle with GitOps-based deployments, certificate rotation, and policy enforcement.
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How it works

Secure and manage service-to-service communication with Istio on Cake

Cake makes it easy to deploy and operate Istio as part of a secure, zero-trust service mesh. From automated mTLS to GitOps-based routing control and observability, Cake gives you production-ready traffic governance with minimal operational burden.

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Zero-trust service mesh

Automatically enforce mTLS, traffic policies, and access controls across all services running on Cake-managed clusters.

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Traffic control and observability

Use Istio to shift traffic, A/B test deployments, and monitor service performance—natively integrated with Cake’s telemetry, alerting, and log aggregation stack.

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Fully managed service mesh operations

Deploy, update, and scale Istio declaratively using Cake’s GitOps-based orchestration and built-in health checks.

Frequently asked questions about Cake and Istio

What is Istio?
Istio is an open-source service mesh that manages traffic, security, and observability for microservices running on Kubernetes.
Why use a service mesh like Istio?
Service meshes like Istio centralize traffic management, enforce zero-trust security, and provide deep observability into service-to-service communication.
How does Cake support Istio?
Cake automates Istio setup, policy enforcement, mTLS certificate rotation, and telemetry collection—with full GitOps and compliance integration.
Can I apply zero-trust policies with Istio on Cake?
Yes. Cake enables mutual TLS, role-based access, and network segmentation policies with full audit logging and compliance tracking.
Is Istio required for every Kubernetes deployment on Cake?
No. Istio is optional and best used when microservices require secure and observable traffic management beyond what Kubernetes provides natively.