Envoy Proxy: Modern Service Proxy and Service Mesh Data Plane Training Course

Introduction to Envoy Proxy for Government

• The Role of Envoy in Modern Government Infrastructures
• Comparison of Envoy Proxy with NGINX, HAProxy, and Traefik
• Adoption in Istio, Consul, and Cloud-Native Platforms for Government

Envoy Architecture and Features

• Listeners, Clusters, and Endpoints
• Filter Chains and Extensibility
• xDS APIs for Dynamic Configuration

Installing and Running Envoy for Government

• Standalone Installation
• Running Envoy in Docker and Kubernetes
• Basic Configuration Walkthrough

Traffic Management with Envoy for Government

• Load Balancing Strategies
• Retries, Circuit Breaking, and Failover
• Advanced Routing Rules and Header-Based Routing

Security and Zero Trust with Envoy for Government

• TLS and Mutual TLS (mTLS) Setup
• Authentication and Authorization Filters
• Implementing Zero Trust Networking in Government Environments

Observability and Monitoring for Government

• Access Logs and Metrics
• Tracing with Jaeger and Zipkin
• Integrating Envoy with Prometheus and Grafana for Enhanced Visibility

Extending Envoy for Government Use Cases

• Introduction to WASM Filters
• Custom Extensions for Envoy in Government Applications
• Best Practices for Maintainability and Security

Envoy in a Service Mesh for Government

• Using Envoy as a Sidecar Proxy for Government Services
• Envoy in Istio and Consul Service Meshes for Enhanced Security
• Case Study: Envoy as a Universal Data Plane in Government Environments

Troubleshooting and Best Practices for Government Operations

• Debugging Configuration Issues in Government Systems
• Health Checks and Resilience Testing for Government Applications
• Operational Guidelines for Production Environments in Government

Summary and Next Steps for Government Implementation