ity.</p><h2 id=the-tradeoff-between-useful-and-secure>The tradeoff between useful and secure</h2><p>You may have noticed a trend in the findings of the assessment and the
recommendations made to address them. Istio provides various configuration
options to create a more secure installation based on your requirement, and we
have introduced a comprehensive <a href=/v1.20/docs/ops/best-practices/security/>Security Best Practices</a>
guide for our users to follow. As Istio is widely adopted in production, it is