with
fewer moving parts which are easier to debug and understand. For mesh users,
Istiod doesn’t change any of their experience: all APIs and runtime
characteristics are consistent with the previous components.</p><p>Keep your eyes out for a blog post in the coming days devoted to Istiod, and
the benefits of moving to a simpler deployment model.</p><h2 id=a-new-model-for-extensibility>A new model for extensibility</h2><p>Istio has long been the most extensible service mesh, with Mixer plugins
allowing cus