Tetrate Istio Distro (TID) is an enterprise-level Istio distribution (with available support options) that:

• enforces fetching certified versions of Istio and enables only compatible versions of Istio installation
• includes a FIPS-verified distribution (FIPS-certification requires Tetrate Istio Subscription)
• delivers platform-based Istio configuration validations by integrating validation libraries from multiple sources
• uses a number of cloud provider certificate management systems to create Istio CA certs that are used for signing service mesh managed workloads
• provides multiple additional integration points with cloud providers