{
  "cniVersion": "0.3.1",
  "name": "istio-cni",
  "type": "istio-cni",
  "ipam": {},
  "dns": {},
  "plugin_log_level": "debug",
  "cni_agent_run_dir": "/path/to/kubeconfig",
  "ambient_enabled": false,
  "exclude_namespaces": [
    ""
  ]

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# Istio Agent

This document describes the internal architecture of Istio agent.

## High Level overview

![High Level overview](docs/overview.svg)

At a high level, the Istio agent acts as an intermediate proxy between Istiod and Envoy. This is done
at two levels. For distributing workload certificates, Envoy will send [SDS](https://www.envoyproxy.io/docs/envoy/latest/configuration/security/secret)

        w: 24,
        y: 16+10,
      },
    },
  ]
  +
  grid.makeGrid([
    row.new('Istio Component Versions')
    + row.withPanels([
      panels.timeSeries.simple('Istio Component Versions', queries.allIstioBuild, 'Version number of each running instance'),
    ]),
  ], startY=16+10+16)
)

{
  "cniVersion": "0.3.1",
  "name": "istio-cni",
  "type": "istio-cni",
  "ipam": {},
  "dns": {},
  "plugin_log_level": "debug",
  "cni_agent_run_dir": "/tmp",
  "ambient_enabled": false,
  "exclude_namespaces": [
    "istio-system"
  ]

      "ambient_enabled": false,
      "cni_agent_run_dir": "/path/to/kubeconfig",
      "dns": {},
      "exclude_namespaces": [
        ""
      ],
      "ipam": {},
      "name": "istio-cni",
      "plugin_log_level": "debug",
      "type": "istio-cni"
    }
  ]

         "gridPos": {
            "h": 1,
            "w": 24,
            "x": 0,
            "y": 42
         },
         "id": 8,
         "panels": [ ],
         "title": "Istio Component Versions",
         "type": "row"
      },
      {
         "datasource": {
            "type": "datasource",
            "uid": "-- Mixed --"
         },

	"istio.io/istio/istioctl/pkg/kubeinject"
	"istio.io/istio/istioctl/pkg/metrics"
	"istio.io/istio/istioctl/pkg/multicluster"
	"istio.io/istio/istioctl/pkg/precheck"
	"istio.io/istio/istioctl/pkg/proxyconfig"
	"istio.io/istio/istioctl/pkg/proxystatus"
	"istio.io/istio/istioctl/pkg/root"
	"istio.io/istio/istioctl/pkg/tag"
	"istio.io/istio/istioctl/pkg/util"
	"istio.io/istio/istioctl/pkg/validate"
	"istio.io/istio/istioctl/pkg/version"

	"github.com/spf13/viper"

	"istio.io/istio/cni/pkg/config"
	"istio.io/istio/cni/pkg/constants"
	"istio.io/istio/cni/pkg/install"
	udsLog "istio.io/istio/cni/pkg/log"
	"istio.io/istio/cni/pkg/monitoring"
	"istio.io/istio/cni/pkg/nodeagent"
	"istio.io/istio/cni/pkg/repair"
	"istio.io/istio/cni/pkg/scopes"
	"istio.io/istio/pkg/collateral"
	"istio.io/istio/pkg/ctrlz"
	"istio.io/istio/pkg/env"
	istiolog "istio.io/istio/pkg/log"

	apiannotation "istio.io/api/annotation"
	networking "istio.io/api/networking/v1alpha3"
	clientnetworking "istio.io/client-go/pkg/apis/networking/v1"
	"istio.io/istio/istioctl/pkg/cli"
	"istio.io/istio/istioctl/pkg/util/configdump"
	"istio.io/istio/pilot/test/util"
	"istio.io/istio/pkg/test/util/assert"
)

// execAndK8sConfigTestCase lets a test case hold some Envoy, Istio, and Kubernetes configuration