>httpbin</code> service,
rather than <code>1.2.3.4</code>.</p><p>For Non-HTTP based traffic (including HTTPS), Istio does not have access to an <code>Host</code> header, so routing decisions are based on the Service IP address.</p><p>One implication of this is that direct calls to pods (for example, <code>curl &lt;POD_IP></code>), rather than Services, will not be matched. While the traffic may
be <a href=/v1.21/docs/tasks/traffic-management/egress/egress-control/#envoy-passthrough-to-external-services>pass