Got and example working successfully using EnvoyFilters, specifically with remote_ip condition applied on httbin.
Sharing the manifest for reference.
apiVersion: networking.istio.io/v1alpha3
kind: EnvoyFilter
metadata:
name: httpbin
namespace: foo
spec:
workloadSelector:
labels:
app: httpbin
configPatches:
- applyTo: HTTP_FILTER
match:
context: SIDECAR_INBOUND
listener:
filterChain:
filter:
name: "envoy.http_connection_manager"
subFilter:
name: "envoy.router"
patch:
operation: INSERT_BEFORE
value:
name: envoy.filters.http.rbac
config:
rules:
action: ALLOW
policies:
"ip-premissions":
permissions:
- any: true
principals:
- remote_ip:
address_prefix: 186.168.165.52
prefix_len: 32