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Istio TCP/IP Bypass

Istio TCP/IP Bypass is a discontinued extended Berkeley Packet Filter (eBPF) tool for Istio service meshes that bypasses the Transmission Control…

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Istio TCP/IP Bypass is a discontinued extended Berkeley Packet Filter (eBPF) tool for Istio service meshes that bypasses the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) stack to speed up pod-to-pod communication and reduce kernel overhead for services with or without sidecars.

Platform availability

Available on 0 of 9 platforms

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Health score?A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). When the source code has been checked, a fifth factor, security check (20%: automated scan for committed secrets, unsafe desktop-app settings, known-vulnerable dependencies and project hygiene; any serious finding caps it at 20), is added. Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

18/100 Low

Maintained
0GitHub repository is archived
Popular
41106 GitHub stars
Easy to install
250 install platforms, install notes, Docker image
Light to run
No data

Based on 3 of 4 factors.

GitHub stars
106
Open issues
1
Last commit
2024-04-08
License
Apache-2.0
Activity
stale

Checked 13 days ago - source: GitHub (intel/istio-tcpip-bypass)

Resources & Compatibility

ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is not supported.

Checked 13 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

  • Apply SPIRE before installing Istio If your setup uses SPIRE (a service that identifies running apps), apply the SPIRE quickstart manifest before installing Istio. This gets the identity pieces ready, so without it Istio's socket injection may not work and app identity features can break. source
  • Install Istiod in istio-system Install the istiod discovery chart into the istio-system namespace before you start the app. This is the control plane that tells Istio where your workloads are, so missing it means the app cannot join the mesh. source
  • Add the sidecar when deploying the app Deploy the app using istioctl kube-inject so Kubernetes adds the Istio sidecar, a helper container that handles mesh traffic. Without that helper, Istio cannot see or manage the app's traffic, so the app won't behave as part of the mesh. source
  • Project status Intel has ceased development and no longer maintains this project (no bug fixes, releases, or patches). If you rely on it, maintain your own fork. source
  • Maintenance Intel has discontinued this project and no longer accepts patches; create a fork if you need ongoing maintenance. source
  • Discontinued Intel says this project is discontinued and no longer receives maintenance, bug fixes, releases, or patches; consider a community fork before installing. source

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Common questions

What troubleshooting topics are covered in the project documentation?

The troubleshooting guide covers installation failures, runtime errors, performance problems, and cleanup procedures.

Does the TCP/IP bypass require changes to the Linux kernel?

No, the solution is described as independent and does not require changes to the Linux kernel.

Which Istio pod-to-pod communication scenarios are targeted?

It targets pod-to-pod communication both with sidecar injection and without sidecar injection.

What caveat is noted when ensuring TCP traffic is proxied by the Envoy sidecar?

Istio cannot guarantee that traffic will not bypass the proxy.

Answers sourced from deepwiki.com, github.com, stackoverflow.com

Community

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