namespace := o.GetName()
	labels := o.GetLabels()
	matchAmbient := labels[constants.DataplaneModeLabel] == constants.DataplaneModeAmbient
	if matchAmbient {
		log.Infof("Namespace %s is enabled in ambient mesh", namespace)
	} else {
		log.Infof("Namespace %s is disabled from ambient mesh", namespace)
	}
	for _, pod := range s.pods.List(namespace, klabels.Everything()) {

	fs.AssertExpectations(t)

	// unlabelling the namespace should cause only one RemovePodFromMesh to happen
	fs.On("RemovePodFromMesh",
		ctx,
		mock.Anything,
	).Once().Return(nil)

	// unlabel the namespace
	labelsPatch := []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"metadata":{"labels":{"%s":null}}}`,
		constants.DataplaneModeLabel))
	_, err = client.Kube().CoreV1().Namespaces().Patch(ctx, ns.Name,

				return fmt.Errorf("failed to create Kubernetes client: %v", err)
			}
			ns := ctx.NamespaceOrDefault(ctx.Namespace())
			// If a user decides to enroll their namespace with a waypoint, verify that they have labeled their namespace as ambient.
			// If they don't, the user will be warned and be presented with the command to label their namespace as ambient if they
			// choose to do so.
			//

## Sidecar Mode Implementation Details

Istio CNI injection is currently based on the same Pod annotations used in init-container/inject mode.

### Selection API

- plugin config "exclude namespaces" applies first
- ambient is enabled if:
    - namespace label "istio.io/dataplane-mode" == "ambient", and/or pod label "istio.io/dataplane-mode" == "ambient"
    - "sidecar.istio.io/status" annotation is not present on the pod (created by injection of sidecar)

	Name         string         `json:"name"`
	Namespace    string         `json:"namespace"`
	Hostname     string         `json:"hostname"`
	Addresses    []string       `json:"vips"`
	Ports        map[string]int `json:"ports"`
	LoadBalancer *LoadBalancer  `json:"loadBalancer"`
	Waypoint     *Waypoint      `json:"waypoint"`
}

type PolicyMatch struct {
	Namespaces          []StringMatch `json:"namespaces,omitempty"`

	pluginServer := startCniPluginServer(ctx, "/tmp/test.sock", handlers, dpServer)

	// label the namespace
	labelsPatch := []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"metadata":{"labels":{"%s":"%s"}}}`,
		constants.DataplaneModeLabel, constants.DataplaneModeAmbient))
	_, err := client.Kube().CoreV1().Namespaces().Patch(ctx, ns.Name,
		types.MergePatchType, labelsPatch, metav1.PatchOptions{})
	assert.NoError(t, err)

	podNamespace := string(k8sArgs.K8S_POD_NAMESPACE)
	podName := string(k8sArgs.K8S_POD_NAME)
	log := log.WithLabels("pod", podNamespace+"/"+podName)
	if podNamespace == "" || podName == "" {
		log.Debugf("Not a kubernetes pod")
		return nil
	}

	for _, excludeNs := range conf.Kubernetes.ExcludeNamespaces {
		if podNamespace == excludeNs {
			log.Infof("pod namespace excluded")
			return nil
		}
	}

    install.operator.istio.io/owning-resource: {{ .Values.ownerName | default "unknown" }}
    operator.istio.io/component: "Cni"
rules:
- apiGroups: [""]
  resources: ["pods","nodes","namespaces"]
  verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]
{{- if (eq .Values.platform "openshift") }}
- apiGroups: ["security.openshift.io"]
  resources: ["securitycontextconstraints"]
  resourceNames: ["privileged"]
  verbs: ["use"]

          value: REDIRECT
        - name: ISTIO_META_WORKLOAD_NAME
          value: {{.DeploymentName}}
        - name: ISTIO_META_OWNER
          value: kubernetes://apis/apps/v1/namespaces/{{.Namespace}}/deployments/{{.DeploymentName}}
        {{- if .Values.global.meshID }}
        - name: ISTIO_META_MESH_ID
          value: "{{ .Values.global.meshID }}"

    (.Capabilities.KubeVersion.GitVersion | contains "-gke") | ternary
      "/home/kubernetes/bin"
      "/opt/cni/bin"
}}
kind: DaemonSet
apiVersion: apps/v1
metadata:
  name: istio-cni-node
  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
  labels:
    k8s-app: istio-cni-node
    release: {{ .Release.Name }}
    istio.io/rev: {{ .Values.revision | default "default" }}