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# Features Supported by Graphical User Interface

The DCE service mesh supports three types of meshes: hosted mesh, dedicated mesh, and External mesh. The user interface provides the following features for each type of mesh:

## Mesh Management

| Features | Hosted mesh | Dedicated mesh | External mesh |
| :--: | :------: | :------: | :------: |
| Create | √ | √ | √ |
| Configure | √ | √ | √ |
| Delete | √ | √ | √ |

## Mesh Overview

| Features | Hosted mesh | Dedicated mesh | External mesh |
| :--: | :------: | :------: | :------: |
| Overview | √ | √ | √ |

## Cluster Management

| Features | Hosted mesh | Dedicated mesh | External mesh |
| :--: | :------: | :------: | :------: |
| Access | √ | × | × |
| Remove | √ | × | × |

## Service Management

| Features | Hosted mesh | Dedicated mesh | External mesh |
| :------------------: | :------: | :------: | :------: |
| List Services | √ | √ | √ |
| Service Details | √ | √ | √ |
| Edit Service | √ | √ | √ |
| Manage Service Entry (add, delete, modify, query) | √ | √ | √ |

## Traffic Management

| Features | Hosted mesh | Dedicated mesh | External mesh |
| :------------------: | :------: | :------: | :------: |
| Virtual Service (add, delete, modify, check) | √ | √ | √ |
| Destination Rules (add, delete, modify, check) | √ | √ | √ |
| Gateway Rules (add, delete, modify, check) | √ | √ | √ |

## Security Governance

| Features | Hosted mesh | Dedicated mesh | External mesh |
| ------------------------ | -------- | -------- | ------ -- |
| Peer Authentication (add, delete, modify, query) | √ | √ | √ |
| Request Authentication (add, delete, modify, query) | √ | √ | √ |
| Authorization Policy (add, delete, modify, query) | √ | √ | √ |

## Traffic Monitor

| Features | Hosted mesh | Dedicated mesh | External mesh |
| :--: | :------: | :------: | :------: |
| Topology | √ | √ | √ |
| Charts | √ | √ | √ |

## Sidecar Management

| Features | Hosted mesh | Dedicated mesh | External mesh |
| :--: | :------: | :------: | :------: |
| Injection | √ | √ | √ |
| Uninstall | √ | √ | √ |
| Resource Limit | √ | √ | × |

## Mesh Gateway

| Features | Hosted mesh | Dedicated mesh | External mesh |
| :--: | :------: | :------: | :------: |
| Create | √ | √ | × |
| Delete | √ | √ | × |
| Settings | √ | √ | × |

## Istio Resource Management

| Features | Hosted mesh | Dedicated mesh | External mesh |
| :--: | :------: | :------: | :------: |
| Create | √ | √ | √ |
| Edit | √ | √ | √ |
| Delete | √ | √ | √ |