car_bypass3.png alt="Traffic to external MongoDB by-passing the sidecar"></a></div><figcaption>Traffic to external MongoDB by-passing the sidecar</figcaption></figure><h3 id=case-2-through-the-sidecar-with-service-entry>Case 2: Through the sidecar, with service entry</h3><p>This is the default configuration when the sidecar is injected into the application pod. All messages are intercepted by the sidecar and routed to the destination according to the configured rules, including the communication with extern