ions with non-conformant HTTP implementations.</li></ul><p>While sidecars have their place — more on that later — we think there is a need for a less invasive and easier option that will be a better fit for many service mesh users.</p><h2 id=slicing-the-layers>Slicing the layers</h2><p>Traditionally, Istio implements all data plane functionality, from basic encryption through advanced L7 policy, in a single architectural component: the sidecar.
In practice, this makes sidecars an all-or-nothing proposit