{{ .Values.ownerName | default "unknown" }} operator.istio.io/component: "Pilot" app: istiod istio: pilot release: {{ .Release.Name }} spec: ports: - port: 15010 name: grpc-xds # plaintext protocol: TCP - port: 15012 name: https-dns # mTLS with k8s-signed cert protocol: TCP - port: 443 name: https-webhook # validation and injection targetPort: 15017 protocol: TCP - port: 15014 name: http-monitoring # prometheus stats protocol: TCP selector: app: istiod {{- if ne .Values.revision "" }} istio.io/rev:...

		// TODO: https://github.com/istio/istio/issues/41937
		grpc.WithTransportCredentials(credentials.NewTLS(
			&tls.Config{
				// Always skip verifying, because without it we always get "certificate signed by unknown authority".
				// We don't set the XDSSAN for the same reason.
				InsecureSkipVerify: true,
			})),
		grpc.WithPerRPCCredentials(k8sCreds),
	}, nil

It should be noted there is a circular dependency with mTLS authentication; in order to fetch a certificate we need
a certificate. This can be handled in various ways:
* `GenerateSecret` may additionally write any signed certificates to disk, with `OUTPUT_CERTS` configured.
* Users may have external CA setups that pre-configure certificates.
* The CaClient can use JWT token for the initial setup, then switch to mTLS certificates.

    app: istiod
    istio: pilot
    release: {{ .Release.Name }}
spec:
  ports:
    - port: 15010
      name: grpc-xds # plaintext
      protocol: TCP
    - port: 15012
      name: https-dns # mTLS with k8s-signed cert
      protocol: TCP
    - port: 443
      name: https-webhook # validation and injection
      targetPort: 15017
      protocol: TCP
    - port: 15014
      name: http-monitoring # prometheus stats