- `istio-cni-config` configmap with CNI plugin config to add to CNI plugin chained config
    - creates service-account `istio-cni` with `ClusterRoleBinding` to allow gets on pods' info and delete/modifications for recovery.

- `install-cni` container
    - copies `istio-cni` and `istio-iptables` to `/opt/cni/bin`
    - creates kubeconfig for the service account the pod runs under

   between services in the cluster and from a service to external
   services. The proxies form a _secure microservice mesh_ providing a rich
   set of functions like discovery, rich layer-7 routing, circuit breakers,
   policy enforcement and telemetry recording/reporting
   functions.

  > Note: The service mesh is not an overlay network. It
  > simplifies and enhances how microservices in an application talk to each