g/2020/tradewinds-2020/./architecture-pre-istiod.svg title="The Istio architecture today"><img class=element-to-stretch src=/v1.4/blog/2020/tradewinds-2020/./architecture-pre-istiod.svg alt="Istio architecture with Pilot, Mixer, Citadel, Sidecar injector"></a></div><figcaption>The Istio architecture today</figcaption></figure><p>to this&hellip;</p><figure style=width:75%><div class=wrapper-with-intrinsic-ratio style=padding-bottom:75%><a data-skipendnotes=true href=/v1.4/blog/2020/tradewinds-2020/./architec