which
are not transparent and not Kubernetes-aware.</p><p>Istio egress traffic control is <strong>secure</strong>: it is based on the strong identity of Istio and, when you
apply
<a href=/v1.3/docs/tasks/traffic-management/egress/egress-gateway/#additional-security-considerations>additional security measures</a>,
Istio&rsquo;s traffic control is resilient to tampering.</p><p>Additionally, Istio&rsquo;s egress traffic control provides the following advantages:</p><ul><li>Define access policies in the same la