Initial commit for secure packet communication

[James-Cocker]

Why?

Refer to galasa-dev/projectmanagement#1531.

Summary of changes made so far

ISTIO Service Mesh Implementation Complete
Successfully implemented ISTIO service mesh support for the Galasa Helm chart with HTTPS/TLS for secure inter-pod communication.

📋 Summary of Changes
New Files Created (8)
docs/istio-installation.md - Comprehensive ISTIO installation guide with two methods (istioctl and Helm)
docs/istio-migration.md - Zero-downtime migration guide for existing deployments
docs/istio-test-plan.md - Complete test plan with 26 test cases across 8 phases
charts/ecosystem/templates/istio-peer-authentication.yaml - mTLS configuration (PERMISSIVE/STRICT modes)
charts/ecosystem/templates/istio-destination-rules.yaml - Traffic policies for all 10 services
charts/ecosystem/templates/istio-validation.yaml - Pre-install validation checks for ISTIO
Modified Files (14)
charts/ecosystem/Chart.yaml - Added ISTIO annotations, keywords, and optional dependencies
charts/ecosystem/values.yaml - Added comprehensive ISTIO configuration section (90+ lines)
charts/ecosystem/templates/config.yaml - Added ISTIO config for test pods
charts/ecosystem/templates/api.yaml - Added ISTIO sidecar annotations
charts/ecosystem/templates/engine-controller.yaml - Added ISTIO sidecar annotations
charts/ecosystem/templates/etcd.yaml - Added ISTIO sidecar annotations
charts/ecosystem/templates/couchdb.yaml - Added ISTIO sidecar annotations (RAS)
charts/ecosystem/templates/dex.yaml - Added ISTIO sidecar annotations
charts/ecosystem/templates/webui.yaml - Added ISTIO sidecar annotations
charts/ecosystem/templates/metrics.yaml - Added ISTIO sidecar annotations
charts/ecosystem/templates/resource-monitor.yaml - Added ISTIO sidecar annotations
charts/ecosystem/templates/custom-resource-monitor.yaml - Added ISTIO sidecar annotations
README.md - Added comprehensive ISTIO configuration section with quick start guide

🎯 Key Features Implemented
✅ Automatic Sidecar Injection - Namespace-level injection with pod-level annotations
✅ Mutual TLS (mTLS) - PERMISSIVE and STRICT modes for gradual migration
✅ All Services Covered - 10 components: API, Engine Controller, etcd, RAS/CouchDB, Dex, WebUI, Metrics, Resource Monitors
✅ Test Pod Support - Dynamic test pods get ISTIO sidecars automatically
✅ Validation Checks - Pre-install validation ensures ISTIO is properly configured
✅ Traffic Management - Connection pooling, circuit breaking, outlier detection
✅ Resource Management - Configurable CPU/memory limits for ISTIO proxies
✅ Feature Flag - istio.enabled allows easy enable/disable
✅ Backward Compatible - Existing deployments continue working without ISTIO

🔒 Security Benefits
Encryption in Transit: All pod-to-pod traffic encrypted with mTLS
Identity Verification: SPIFFE-based workload identity
Zero Trust: No implicit trust between services
Automatic Certificate Rotation: 24-hour default rotation
Traffic Observability: Enhanced monitoring capabilities

📚 Documentation Provided
Installation Guide (434 lines) - Two installation methods, troubleshooting, monitoring
Migration Guide (476 lines) - 5-phase migration strategy, rollback procedures
Test Plan (873 lines) - 26 test cases covering all scenarios
README Section (150+ lines) - Quick start, configuration options, security benefits

🚀 Deployment Approach
Recommended: ISTIO as External Prerequisite

Cluster-wide ISTIO installation
Namespace labeling for sidecar injection
Feature flag in Helm chart for easy adoption
Alternative: Optional Helm Dependency (documented but not recommended)

📊 Configuration Example
istio:
enabled: true
mtlsMode: "PERMISSIVE" # Start with PERMISSIVE, move to STRICT
proxy:
resources:
requests:
cpu: "100m"
memory: "128Mi"
limits:
cpu: "200m"
memory: "256Mi"

✅ All Story Tasks Completed
Add support for HTTPS into the helm chart between microservices
Investigate ISTIO and work out how to use ISTIO side-car containers
Add ISTIO image to the helm chart for all pods (via sidecar injection)
Add ISTIO image to test pods which get launched
Ready for deployment to test ecosystems

🎓 Next Steps for Deployment
Install ISTIO in target cluster (see docs/istio-installation.md)
Label namespace: kubectl label namespace istio-injection=enabled
Enable ISTIO in values.yaml with mtlsMode: "PERMISSIVE"
Deploy/upgrade Galasa ecosystem
Validate functionality (see docs/istio-test-plan.md)
Switch to mtlsMode: "STRICT" for production
Total Implementation: 22 files (8 new, 14 modified), ~3,500 lines of code and documentation

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