# istio_backend-policies.yaml
apiVersion: release-notes/v2
kind: feature
area: traffic-management

issue:
  - 54131
  - 54132

releaseNotes:
  - |
    **Added** initial support for the experimental Gateway API `BackendTLSPolicy` and `XBackendTrafficPolicy`.
    These are off-by-default and require `PILOT_ENABLE_ALPHA_GATEWAY_API=true` to be enabled.
  - |
    **Added** support for referencing `ConfigMap`s (rather than just `Secret`s) for `DestinationRule` TLS `SIMPLE` mode.
    This is useful when only referencing a CA certificate.