Generally Available: Application Gateway for Containers – Service Mesh integration with Istio

Application Gateway for Containers service mesh integration with Istio is now generally available. This capability simplifies secure north-south traffic into workloads running in an Istio service mesh by automating mutual TLS (mTLS) connectivity between Application Gateway for Containers and mesh-enabled services. With general availability, customers can use this integration with both upstream open-source Istio and the Istio-based service mesh add-on for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). This gives teams flexibility to adopt a managed AKS experience while using Application Gateway for Containers as their ingress path for services inside and outside the mesh. * Single ingress solution: Route traffic to services both inside and outside the mesh through one gateway. * Reduced operational overhead: Simplify ingress configuration and avoid repetitive mTLS definitions. * Managed certificate lifecycle: Automate certificate trust and rotation for secure communication with mesh workloads. * Flexible deployment options: Support both upstream Istio and the AKS Istio-based service mesh add-on. Learn more: * [Application Gateway for Containers + Istio service mesh](https://aka.ms/agc/istio) * [Application Gateway for Containers overview](https://aka.ms/agc) * [Original public preview announcement](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/?id=525874)