}
	}

	configurator := &IptablesConfigurator{
		ext:    ext,
		nlDeps: nlDeps,
		cfg:    cfg,
	}

	// By detecting iptables versions *here* once-for-all we are
	// committing to using the same binary/variant (legacy or nft)
	// within all pods as we do on the host.
	//
	// This should be fine, as the host binaries are all we have to work with here anyway,

	"insecure":            env.Register("ISTIOCTL_INSECURE", false, "The istioctl --insecure override"),
	"prefer-experimental": env.Register("ISTIOCTL_PREFER_EXPERIMENTAL", false, "The istioctl should use experimental subcommand variants"),
	"plaintext":           env.Register("ISTIOCTL_PLAINTEXT", false, "The istioctl --plaintext override"),
}

// Cmd represents the config subcommand command
func Cmd() *cobra.Command {
	configCmd := &cobra.Command{

		proxystatus.StableXdsStatusCommand(ctx),
	}
	var debugCmdAttachmentPoint *cobra.Command
	if viper.GetBool("PREFER-EXPERIMENTAL") {
		legacyCmd := &cobra.Command{
			Use:   "legacy",
			Short: "Legacy command variants",
		}
		rootCmd.AddCommand(legacyCmd)
		for _, c := range xdsBasedTroubleshooting {
			rootCmd.AddCommand(c)
		}
		debugCmdAttachmentPoint = legacyCmd
	} else {
		debugCmdAttachmentPoint = rootCmd
	}