uge">iptables</code> rules to transparently re-route all network traffic via the Istio sidecar. When support for non-transparent proxying (application explicitly talks to the sidecar) is available in Istio, this restriction will no longer apply.</p><h2 id="routing-traffic-through-istio-sidecar">Routing traffic through Istio Sidecar</h2><p>Part of the sidecar installation should involve setting up appropriate IP Table rules to transparently route application’s network traffic through the Istio sidecars. Th