Introducing OpenShift Service Mesh 3.3 With Post-Quantum Cryptography
Red Hat, Tuesday, March 17th, 2026
Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.3 is now generally available with Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform and Red Hat OpenShift Platform Plus.
Based on the Istio, Envoy, and Kiali projects, this release updates the version of Istio to 1.28 and Kiali to 2.22, and is supported on OpenShift Container Platform 4.18 and above. While this release includes many updates, it also sets the stage for the next generation of service mesh features, including post-quantum cryptographic (PQC) encryption, AI enablement, and support for the inclusion of external virtual machines (VMs) with service mesh.