## Configuration protocol

Ztunnel, of course, needs to be dynamically configured in order to make decisions on how it should handle traffic.
For this purpose, we chose to use xDS transport protocol due to our expertise and existing infrastructure, and because the protocol is well suited to our needs.

However, while we chose to use the xDS *transport protocol*, we chose to not use the xDS resource types, such as Clusters and Listeners.

    # This controller will remove `cni.istio.io/not-ready` from nodes when the istio-cni pod becomes ready
    # It should be noted that cluster operator/owner is responsible for having the taint set by their infrastructure provider when new nodes are added to the cluster; the untaint controller does not taint nodes
    taint:
      # Controls whether or not the untaint controller is active
      enabled: false

    # This controller will remove `cni.istio.io/not-ready` from nodes when the istio-cni pod becomes ready
    # It should be noted that cluster operator/owner is responsible for having the taint set by their infrastructure provider when new nodes are added to the cluster; the untaint controller does not taint nodes
    taint:
      # Controls whether or not the untaint controller is active
      enabled: false