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Description:
Open Service Mesh (OSM)

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Networking

Tags: service-mesh kubernetes networking security observability

Install: brew install osm

About:
Open Service Mesh (OSM) is a lightweight, SMI-compliant service mesh built on the Envoy proxy. It manages, secures, and observes microservice communications at the network level. OSM simplifies complex distributed applications by providing automatic mTLS, traffic splitting, and observability features.

Key Features:

SMI-compliant for standard interfaces
Automatic mTLS encryption
Envoy-based data plane
Observability and metrics

Use Cases:

Securing microservice communication
Implementing canary deployments
Monitoring service traffic

Alternatives:

Istio – More complex and feature-rich
Linkerd – Similar lightweight focus

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 14, 2024 9:32pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	34917c02