traffic to an external service. The <a href=/v1.9/docs/tasks/traffic-management/egress/egress-gateway/>Configure an Egress Gateway</a>
example shows how to configure Istio to direct egress traffic through a
dedicated <em>egress gateway</em> service. This example combines the previous two by
describing how to configure an egress gateway to perform TLS origination for
traffic to external services.</p><h2 id=before-you-begin>Before you begin</h2><ul><li><p>Setup Istio by following the instructions in the <a hr