>lo</code> interface, but instead forwards it to the application on <code>eth0</code>.
As a result, the standard behavior of Kubernetes is retained, but we still get all the benefits of Istio.
This change allows Istio to get closer to its goal of being a drop-in transparent proxy that works with existing workloads with <a href=/v1.13/blog/2021/zero-config-istio/>zero configuration</a>.
Additionally, it avoids unintended exposure of applications binding only to <code>lo</code>.</p><h2 id=am-i-impacted>Am I i