Disclaimer:

I have absolutely used as a reference and or template other party configurations/files.

I have tried to reference as much as possible as long it's relevant/useful for the reader.

Stuff

Glossary

https://istio.io/latest/docs/reference/glossary/

Workload

https://istio.io/latest/docs/reference/glossary/#workload

https://kiali.io/docs/architecture/terminology/concepts/#workload

https://istio.io/latest/docs/ops/deployment/vm-architecture/

Sidecar

https://kubebyexample.com/learning-paths/istio/intro

Notes for myself

Internal and external authentication should be set together.

https://istio.io/latest/docs/ops/diagnostic-tools/proxy-cmd/