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What is the difference between MUTUAL and ISTIO_MUTUAL TLS modes?

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Both of these DestinationRule settings will send mutual TLS traffic. With ISTIO_MUTUAL, Istio certificates will automatically be used. For MUTUAL, the key, certificate, and trusted CA must be configured. This allows initiating mutual TLS with non-Istio applications.