3><figure style=width:100%><div class=wrapper-with-intrinsic-ratio style=padding-bottom:59.21469284357188%><a data-skipendnotes=true href=/v1.14/blog/2022/merbridge/1.png title="Istio Sidecar Traffic Interception Based on iptables"><img class=element-to-stretch src=/v1.14/blog/2022/merbridge/1.png alt="Istio Sidecar Traffic Interception Based on iptables"></a></div><figcaption>Istio Sidecar Traffic Interception Based on iptables</figcaption></figure><p>When external traffic hits your application’s ports, 