Apigee hybrid example with Kubernetes

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This example demonstrates how to use Apigee Adapter for Envoy with an Apigee hybrid deployment.

Prerequisites

Before you begin:

Overview

This example explains how to use Apigee Adapter for Envoy with Apigee hybrid. In this example, you will deploy a simple HTTP service in the same Kubernetes cluster where Apigee hybrid is deployed. Then, you will configure the Apigee Adapter for Envoy to manage API calls to this service with Apigee.

The following figure shows the basic architecture for the Apigee hybrid integration:

A high-level
    view of the Envoy Adapter integrated into an Apigee hybrid environment, including the
    management plane, runtime plane, and Google Cloud services

An Envoy proxy is deployed with the target HTTP service as an Istio sidecar in the Istio service mesh. The sidecar handles API traffic to and from the target service, and communicates with the Remote Service. The Remote Service also communicates with the hybrid management plane to retrieve API product and proxy information.

Check your gcloud configuration

  1. Check that your gcloud configuration is set to the Google Cloud project associated with your hybrid organization.

    To list the current settings:

    gcloud config list

    If necessary, set the correct Google Cloud project ID with this command:

    gcloud config set project project-id
  2. You must be authenticated with Google Cloud SDK (gcloud) for your Google Cloud project:
    gcloud auth login

Provision Apigee hybrid

In this step, you will use the Remote Service CLI to provision hybrid with the remote-service API proxy. The provisioning command also sets up a certificate on Apigee, and generates credentials the remote service will use to securely connect back to Apigee.

  1. Go to the $CLI_HOME directory:
    cd $CLI_HOME
  2. If you are not an owner of the Google Cloud project associated with the Apigee hybrid organization, be sure that your Google Cloud user account includes either the Apigee Organization Admin role, or both the API Creator and the Deployer roles.

    See Granting, changing, and revoking access to resources.

  3. Execute this command to get an access token:
    TOKEN=$(gcloud auth print-access-token);echo $TOKEN
  4. (Optional) By default, the adapter looks for default service account credentials in your Google Cloud project for permission to send analytics data to Apigee. If you don't want to use the default service account credentials, you can create a service account and reference its key in the provisioning command. The service account must have the apigee.analyticsAgent role. For instructions, see Creating and managing service accounts.
  5. Create the following environment variables. These variables will be used as parameters to the provisioning script:
    export ORG=organization_name
    export ENV=environment_name
    export RUNTIME=host_alias_url
    export NAMESPACE=hybrid_runtime_namespace
    export AX_SERVICE_ACCOUNT=analytics_service_account  ## Optional

    Where:

    Variable Description
    organization_name The name of the Apigee organization for you Apigee hybrid installation.
    environment_name The name of an environment in your Apigee hybrid organization.
    host_alias_url A URL that includes the hostAlias for a virtual host defined in your hybrid configuration. The URL must start with https://. For example: https://apitest.apigee-hybrid-docs.net
    hybrid_runtime_namepace The namespace in which the Hybrid runtime components are deployed. Note: The default namespace for a hybrid deployment is apigee.
    analytics_service_account (Optional) The path to a Google Cloud service account key JSON file that has the Apigee Analytics Agent role. For a detailed description of this parameter, see Provision command.
  6. Execute the following command to provision the remote service proxy to Apigee hybrid:

    If you are not upgrading, use this command to provision Apigee:

    ./apigee-remote-service-cli provision --organization $ORG --environment $ENV \
         --runtime $RUNTIME --namespace $NAMESPACE --analytics-sa $AX_SERVICE_ACCOUNT --token $TOKEN > config.yaml

    If you are upgrading, use this command with the --force-proxy-install flag to provision Apigee:

    ./apigee-remote-service-cli provision --force-proxy-install --organization $ORG --environment $ENV \
         --runtime $RUNTIME --namespace $NAMESPACE --analytics-sa $AX_SERVICE_ACCOUNT --token $TOKEN > config.yaml
  7. Check the contents of the config.yaml file. It should look something like this:
    # Configuration for apigee-remote-service-envoy (platform: Google Cloud)
    # generated by apigee-remote-service-cli provision on 2020-11-20 02:49:28
    apiVersion: v1
    kind: ConfigMap
    metadata:
      name: apigee-remote-service-envoy
      namespace: apigee
    data:
      config.yaml: |
        tenant:
          remote_service_api: https://apitest.example.com/remote-service
          org_name: hybrid-gke
          env_name: test
        analytics:
          collection_interval: 10s
        auth:
          jwt_provider_key: https://apitest.example.com/remote-token/token
    ---
    apiVersion: v1
    kind: Secret
    metadata:
      name: hybrid-gke-new-test-policy-secret
      namespace: apigee
    type: Opaque
    data:
      remote-service.crt: eyJrZXlzIjpbeyJrdHkiOiJSU0EiLCJhbGci...
      remote-service.key: LS0tLS1CRUdJTiBSU0EgUFJJVkFURS...
      remote-service.properties: a2lkPTIwMjAtMDctMDZ...
    ---
    apiVersion: v1
    kind: Secret
    metadata:
      name: hybrid-gke-new-test-analytics-secret
      namespace: apigee
    type: Opaque
    data:
      client_secret.json: ewogICJ0eXBlIjogInNlcnZ...
    ---
    apiVersion: v1
    kind: ServiceAccount
    metadata:
      name: apigee-remote-service-envoy
      namespace: apigee
  8. Apply the service configuration (the file output by the provisioning command) to the cluster:
    kubectl apply -f $CLI_HOME/config.yaml
  9. Verify your proxy and certificate. The following should return valid JSON:
    curl -i $RUNTIME/remote-token/certs

    The output looks something like this:

    {
        "keys": [
            {
                "alg": "RS256",
                "e": "AQAB",
                "kid": "2020-05-11T11:32:26-06:00",
                "kty": "RSA",
                "n": "0v-nbTQyAmtVZ-wZRP0ZPIbrVaX91YO9JZ9xCQPb4mOdOSS7yKfTDJGg0KM130sGVYBvR76alN8
                fhrrSDEG5VXG8YYMqPXarwRC7MRJWocCQ_ECYrjDD0_Q018M2HyXZYSd8fhAogi9mVUYsEmCKqJH53Dh1
                jqsHOQzBLKsX0iDO9hEZNFtjbX0UCbSxsUlmBCub7Uj2S-PahA6DEQOMhQjZM7bBMtkTMpFmaJ_RZTmow
                BHP57qMna17R8wHD4kUsO2u_-3HHs5PSj1NrEYoVU2dwLQw0GlkB__ZWeFgXTqot81vb-PmoM9YxwoZrm
                TcHdljugWy_s7xROPzTod0uw"
            }
        ]
    }

Create sample configuration files

Use the apigee-remote-service-cli samples create command to generate sample configuration files.

For this example, you need these generated files:

  • httpbin.yaml - A deployment configuration for an HTTP service.
  • apigee-envoy-adapter.yaml - A deployment configuration for the Remote Service for Envoy.
  • envoyfilter-sidecar.yaml - A configuration that installs an EnvoyFilter. to the default namespace.

To generate the samples:

  1. Go to the $CLI_HOME directory.
  2. Execute this command to generate the files:

    ./apigee-remote-service-cli samples create -c ./config.yaml --template istio-1.12

    The following files are output the ./samples directory:

    ls samples
    apigee-envoy-adapter.yaml envoyfilter-sidecar.yaml httpbin.yaml request-authentication.yaml
    

For more information, see Samples command.

Deploy a test service to the cluster

In this step, you will deploy a simple HTTP request/response test service to the same cluster where Apigee hybrid is deployed.

  1. Enable Istio injection in the default namespace of the cluster. In a later step, you will deploy an Envoy sidecar to this same cluster. Enabling Istio injection makes the sidecar deployment possible. This example uses the default namespace, and all subsequent instructions assume this is the case.

    If you are using open source Istio:

    kubectl label namespace default istio-injection=enabled --overwrite

    If you are using ASM:

    kubectl label namespace default istio-injection=enabled istio.io/rev=REVISION --overwrite
  2. Apply the simple httpbin service to the cluster in the default namespace:
    kubectl apply -f $CLI_HOME/samples/httpbin.yaml
  3. Now, test the service. Start a curl service running in the cluster and open a terminal:
    kubectl run -it curl --image=curlimages/curl --restart=Never -- sh
  4. Test the service by calling it from inside the cluster:
    curl -i httpbin.default.svc.cluster.local/headers

    On success, you will see a 200 status, and the service returns a list of headers. For example:

    HTTP/1.1 200 OK
    server: envoy
    date: Tue, 12 May 2020 17:09:01 GMT
    content-type: application/json
    content-length: 328
    access-control-allow-origin: *
    access-control-allow-credentials: true
    x-envoy-upstream-service-time: 7
    
    {
      "headers": {
        "Accept": "*/*",
        "Content-Length": "0",
        "Host": "httpbin.default.svc.cluster.local",
        "User-Agent": "curl/7.70.0-DEV",
        "X-B3-Parentspanid": "69f88bc3e322e157",
        "X-B3-Sampled": "0",
        "X-B3-Spanid": "8dd725f30e393d8b",
        "X-B3-Traceid": "38093cd817ad30a569f88bc3e322e157"
      }
    }

Run the Remote Service for Envoy

In this step, you start the Remote Service for Envoy client. This service provides the endpoints to the Istio sidecars that are installed on target services. You will also install a sidecar with the httpbin service.

  1. Apply the Apigee Remote Service to the service mesh:
    kubectl apply -f $CLI_HOME/samples/apigee-envoy-adapter.yaml
  2. Apply the EnvoyFilter to the Istio sidecars in the default namespace. The EnvoyFilter enables the httpbin sidecar to communicate with the Apigee Remote Service.
    kubectl apply -f $CLI_HOME/samples/envoyfilter-sidecar.yaml

Test the installation

  1. Now, go back to the curl shell you opened in the step Deploy a test service to the cluster and call the httpbin service:
    curl -i httpbin.default.svc.cluster.local/headers
    

    The service is now being managed by Apigee, and because you did not supply an API key, the server returns the following error.

    curl -i httpbin.default.svc.cluster.local/headers
    HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden
    date: Tue, 12 May 2020 17:51:36 GMT
    server: envoy
    content-length: 0
    x-envoy-upstream-service-time: 11
  2. Configure an API product and get an API key as explained in How to obtain an API key.
  3. Make an API call using the key:
    export APIKEY=YOUR_API_KEY
    curl -i httpbin.default.svc.cluster.local/headers -H "x-api-key: $APIKEY"

    The call should succeed with a 200 status and returning a list of headers in the response. For example:

    curl -i httpbin.default.svc.cluster.local/headers -H "x-api-key: kyOTalNNLMPfOSy6rnVeclmVSL6pA2zS"
    HTTP/1.1 200 OK
    server: envoy
    date: Tue, 12 May 2020 17:55:34 GMT
    content-type: application/json
    content-length: 828
    access-control-allow-origin: *
    access-control-allow-credentials: true
    x-envoy-upstream-service-time: 301
    
    {
      "headers": {
        "Accept": "*/*",
        "Content-Length": "0",
        "Host": "httpbin.default.svc.cluster.local",
        "User-Agent": "curl/7.70.0-DEV",
        "X-Api-Key": "kyOTalNNLMPfOSy6rnVeclmVSL6pA2zS",
        "X-Apigee-Accesstoken": "",
        "X-Apigee-Api": "httpbin.default.svc.cluster.local",
        "X-Apigee-Apiproducts": "httpbin",
        "X-Apigee-Application": "httpbin",
        "X-Apigee-Authorized": "true",
        "X-Apigee-Clientid": "kyOTalNNLMPfOSy6rnVeclmVSL6pA2zS",
        "X-Apigee-Developeremail": "jdoe@example.com",
        "X-Apigee-Environment": "envoy",
        "X-Apigee-Organization": "acme-org",
        "X-Apigee-Scope": "",
        "X-B3-Parentspanid": "1476f9a2329bbdfa",
        "X-B3-Sampled": "0",
        "X-B3-Spanid": "1ad5c19bfb4bc96f",
        "X-B3-Traceid": "6f329a34e8ca07811476f9a2329bbdfa"
      }
    }

Next steps

API traffic to the httpbin service is now managed by Apigee. Here are some features you can explore and try:

  • Access Apigee Analytics in the Edge UI. Go to Analyze > API Metrics > API Proxy Performance.
  • Use the CLI to manage, create tokens, and control bindings. For CLI details, see the Reference.

Uninstall Apigee Adapter for Envoy

To remove an Apigee Envoy adapter installation:

  1. Wherever you chose to have envoy adapter run (natively or on Docker), remove it.
  2. Delete the remote-service and remote-token proxies from your Apigee environment(s). See Deleting an API proxy.
  3. Remove any unused API products or operations used by the Envoy adapter use cases. See Deleting an API product.

Also, you can execute the following commands:

kubectl delete -f $CLI_HOME/samples/envoyfilter-sidecar.yaml
  kubectl delete -f $CLI_HOME/samples/apigee-envoy-adapter.yaml
  kubectl delete -f $CLI_HOME/samples/httpbin.yaml
  kubectl delete -f $CLI_HOME/config.yaml