true>$ kubectl apply -f - &lt;&lt;EOF
apiVersion: &#34;authentication.istio.io/v1alpha1&#34;
kind: &#34;MeshPolicy&#34;
metadata:
  name: &#34;default&#34;
spec:
  peers:
  - mtls: {}
EOF
</code></pre><div><aside class="callout tip"><div class=type><svg class="large-icon"><use xlink:href="/v1.2/img/icons.svg#callout-tip"/></svg></div><div class=content>The mesh authentication policy uses the <a href=/v1.2/docs/reference/config/istio.authentication.v1alpha1/>regular authentication policy API</a>
it is define