rt for &ldquo;canarying&rdquo;
new versions of the Istio control plane, which allows you to run a new version
alongside the existing version and gradually switch your data plane over to use
the new one.</p><h2 id=secure-by-default>Secure By Default</h2><p>Istio already provides the fundamentals for strong service security: reliable
workload identity, robust access policies and comprehensive audit logging. We’re
stabilizing APIs for these features; many Alpha APIs are moving to Beta in 1.5,
and we expect t