cases := []struct {
		version  *version.Info
		expected int
		errMsg   error
		isValid  bool
	}{
		{
			version:  version1_17,
			expected: 17,
			errMsg:   nil,
			isValid:  true,
		},
		{
			version:  version1_8,
			expected: 8,
			errMsg:   nil,
			isValid:  true,
		},
		{
			version:  version1_18,
			expected: 18,
			errMsg:   nil,

// Copyright Istio Authors
//
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// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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//
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// Copyright Istio Authors
//
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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package k8sversion

import (
	"fmt"

	goversion "github.com/hashicorp/go-version"
	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/version"

	"istio.io/istio/operator/pkg/util/clog"
	"istio.io/istio/pkg/kube"
	pkgVersion "istio.io/istio/pkg/version"
)

const (
	// MinK8SVersion is the minimum k8s version required to run this version of Istio
	// https://istio.io/docs/setup/platform-setup/
	MinK8SVersion               = 26

  istioctl x version

  # Retrieve version information directly from the control plane, using RSA certificate security
  # (Certificates must be obtained before this step.  The --cert-dir flag lets istioctl bypass the Kubernetes API server.)
  istioctl x version --xds-address istio.example.com:15012 --cert-dir ~/.istio-certs