></div></a><div id="collapse1" class="panel-collapse collapse"><div class="panel-body"><p>Mixer provides a rich intermediation layer between the Istio components as well as Istio-based services, and the infrastructure backends used to perform access control checks and telemetry capture. This layer enables operators to have rich insights and control over service behavior without requiring changes to service binaries.</p><p>Mixer is designed as a stand-alone component, distinct from Envoy. This has numerous b