real runtime by running a Wasm module with the Istio proxy binary.
In the future, we will also add several more canonical extensions, such as an integration with Open Policy Agent, and header manipulation based on JWT tokens.</p><h2 id=wasm-module-distribution-via-the-istio-agent>Wasm module distribution via the Istio Agent</h2><p>Prior to Istio 1.9, <a href=https://www.envoyproxy.io/docs/envoy/latest/api-v3/config/core/v3/base.proto#config-core-v3-remotedatasource>Envoy remote data sources</a> were needed 