diff --git a/api/compute/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/api/compute/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 8bedd5888..c6fbf31a0 100644
--- a/api/compute/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/api/compute/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 //go:build !ignore_autogenerated
+// +build !ignore_autogenerated
 
 // Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
 // or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
diff --git a/charts/function-mesh-operator/templates/controller-manager-deployment.yaml b/charts/function-mesh-operator/templates/controller-manager-deployment.yaml
index 85361789f..69705479d 100644
--- a/charts/function-mesh-operator/templates/controller-manager-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/function-mesh-operator/templates/controller-manager-deployment.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ spec:
         prometheus.io/scrape: "true"
         prometheus.io/path: "/metrics"
         prometheus.io/port: "{{ .Values.controllerManager.metrics.port }}"
-        traffic.sidecar.istio.io/excludeInboundPorts: '9443'
+        traffic.sidecar.istio.io/excludeInboundPorts: '9443,8443'
     spec:
     {{- if .Values.controllerManager.serviceAccount }}
       serviceAccount: {{ .Values.controllerManager.serviceAccount }}
diff --git a/charts/function-mesh-operator/values.yaml b/charts/function-mesh-operator/values.yaml
index aeece647b..dc98f9f04 100644
--- a/charts/function-mesh-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/function-mesh-operator/values.yaml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ controllerManager:
   configFile: /etc/config/config.yaml
   enableLeaderElection: true
   metrics:
-    port: 8080
+    port: 8443
   healthProbe:
     port: 8000
   pprof:
diff --git a/config/default/manager_auth_proxy_patch.yaml b/config/default/manager_auth_proxy_patch.yaml
index 99578019c..0d8e61c5d 100644
--- a/config/default/manager_auth_proxy_patch.yaml
+++ b/config/default/manager_auth_proxy_patch.yaml
@@ -9,25 +9,12 @@ spec:
   template:
     spec:
       containers:
-      - name: kube-rbac-proxy
-        image: docker.cloudsmith.io/streamnative/mirrors/gcr.io/kubebuilder/kube-rbac-proxy@sha256:67ecb332573384515406ebd71816781366b70adb0eb66345e5980e92603373e1
-        args:
-        - "--secure-listen-address=0.0.0.0:8443"
-        - "--upstream=http://127.0.0.1:8080/"
-        - "--logtostderr=true"
-        - "--v=10"
-        ports:
-        - containerPort: 8443
-          name: https
-        resources:
-          limits:
-            cpu: 500m
-            memory: 500Mi
-          requests:
-            cpu: 100m
-            memory: 20Mi
       - name: manager
         args:
-        - "--metrics-addr=127.0.0.1:8080"
+        - "--metrics-addr=0.0.0.0:8443"
         - "--enable-leader-election"
         - "--namespaced-backend-config=backend-config"
+        ports:
+          - containerPort: 8443
+            name: metrics
+            protocol: TCP
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/default/manager_metrics_patch.yaml b/config/default/manager_metrics_patch.yaml
index 54f7995b7..730e1a052 100644
--- a/config/default/manager_metrics_patch.yaml
+++ b/config/default/manager_metrics_patch.yaml
@@ -9,11 +9,4 @@ spec:
       annotations:
         prometheus.io/scrape: "true"
         prometheus.io/path: "/metrics"
-        prometheus.io/port: "8080"
-    spec:
-      containers:
-      - name: manager
-        ports:
-        - containerPort: 8080
-          name: http-metrics
-          protocol: TCP
+        prometheus.io/port: "8443"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/manager/manager.yaml b/config/manager/manager.yaml
index d3e38b594..b12da6f2c 100644
--- a/config/manager/manager.yaml
+++ b/config/manager/manager.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ spec:
   template:
     metadata:
       annotations:
-        traffic.sidecar.istio.io/excludeInboundPorts: '9443'
+        traffic.sidecar.istio.io/excludeInboundPorts: '9443,8443'
       labels:
         control-plane: controller-manager
         app: function-mesh-operator
diff --git a/config/manifests/bases/function-mesh.clusterserviceversion.yaml b/config/manifests/bases/function-mesh.clusterserviceversion.yaml
index 3328ff866..f9f905c89 100644
--- a/config/manifests/bases/function-mesh.clusterserviceversion.yaml
+++ b/config/manifests/bases/function-mesh.clusterserviceversion.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ metadata:
     alm-examples: '[]'
     capabilities: Full Lifecycle
     categories: Streaming & Messaging
-    containerImage: streamnative/function-mesh-operator:v0.0.0
+    containerImage: docker-proxy.streamnative.io/streamnative/function-mesh-operator:v0.0.0
     description: The Function Mesh Operator manages the Pulsar Functions and Connectors
       deployed on a Kubernetes cluster.
     operatorhub.io/ui-metadata-max-k8s-version: "1.26"
@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@ spec:
     name: StreamNative
     url: https://streamnative.io
   relatedImages:
-  - image: streamnative/function-mesh-operator:v0.0.0
+  - image: docker-proxy.streamnative.io/streamnative/function-mesh-operator:v0.0.0
     name: function-mesh
-  - image: docker.cloudsmith.io/streamnative/mirrors/gcr.io/kubebuilder/kube-rbac-proxy@sha256:67ecb332573384515406ebd71816781366b70adb0eb66345e5980e92603373e1
-    name: kube-rbac-proxy
   version: 0.0.0
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 4bdc34f59..57da4acaf 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ require (
 require (
 	github.com/99designs/go-keychain v0.0.0-20191008050251-8e49817e8af4 // indirect
 	github.com/99designs/keyring v1.2.1 // indirect
+	github.com/antlr/antlr4/runtime/Go/antlr/v4 v4.0.0-20230305170008-8188dc5388df // indirect
 	github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 // indirect
+	github.com/blang/semver/v4 v4.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.2.1 // indirect
 	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/danieljoos/wincred v1.1.2 // indirect
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
@@ -35,8 +38,10 @@ require (
 	github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 v3.11.0 // indirect
 	github.com/evanphx/json-patch/v5 v5.9.0 // indirect
 	github.com/fatih/color v1.7.0 // indirect
+	github.com/felixge/httpsnoop v1.0.4 // indirect
 	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/ghodss/yaml v1.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2 // indirect
 	github.com/go-logr/zapr v1.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-openapi/jsonpointer v0.19.6 // indirect
 	github.com/go-openapi/jsonreference v0.20.2 // indirect
@@ -46,11 +51,13 @@ require (
 	github.com/golang-jwt/jwt v3.2.1+incompatible // indirect
 	github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4 v4.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/golang/groupcache v0.0.0-20210331224755-41bb18bfe9da // indirect
+	github.com/google/cel-go v0.17.8 // indirect
 	github.com/google/gnostic-models v0.6.8 // indirect
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/google/gofuzz v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.0 // indirect
+	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.16.0 // indirect
 	github.com/gsterjov/go-libsecret v0.0.0-20161001094733-a6f4afe4910c // indirect
 	github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.12 // indirect
 	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 // indirect
@@ -77,25 +84,41 @@ require (
 	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.12.0 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5 // indirect
+	github.com/stoewer/go-strcase v1.2.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp v0.44.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.19.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace v1.19.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc v1.19.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.19.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.19.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.19.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp v1.0.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.26.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20220722155223-a9213eeb770e // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.37.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.12.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.12.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.31.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/term v0.30.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.23.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/time v0.4.0 // indirect
 	gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/appengine v1.6.7 // indirect
+	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20230726155614-23370e0ffb3e // indirect
+	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20230822172742-b8732ec3820d // indirect
+	google.golang.org/grpc v1.58.3 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/tomb.v1 v1.0.0-20141024135613-dd632973f1e7 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.30.1 // indirect
+	k8s.io/apiserver v0.30.1 // indirect
+	k8s.io/component-base v0.30.1 // indirect
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.120.1 // indirect
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20240228011516-70dd3763d340 // indirect
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b // indirect
+	sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.29.0 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.4.1 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index b54a7c03b..5d3f1fd9a 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -2,12 +2,18 @@ github.com/99designs/go-keychain v0.0.0-20191008050251-8e49817e8af4 h1:/vQbFIOMb
 github.com/99designs/go-keychain v0.0.0-20191008050251-8e49817e8af4/go.mod h1:hN7oaIRCjzsZ2dE+yG5k+rsdt3qcwykqK6HVGcKwsw4=
 github.com/99designs/keyring v1.2.1 h1:tYLp1ULvO7i3fI5vE21ReQuj99QFSs7lGm0xWyJo87o=
 github.com/99designs/keyring v1.2.1/go.mod h1:fc+wB5KTk9wQ9sDx0kFXB3A0MaeGHM9AwRStKOQ5vOA=
+github.com/antlr/antlr4/runtime/Go/antlr/v4 v4.0.0-20230305170008-8188dc5388df h1:7RFfzj4SSt6nnvCPbCqijJi1nWCd+TqAT3bYCStRC18=
+github.com/antlr/antlr4/runtime/Go/antlr/v4 v4.0.0-20230305170008-8188dc5388df/go.mod h1:pSwJ0fSY5KhvocuWSx4fz3BA8OrA1bQn+K1Eli3BRwM=
 github.com/apache/pulsar-client-go v0.9.1-0.20230816081803-fbee610ddcbf h1:k9hqsKPh5ncKf0e3CkzvBTYXLwCYNYFb1Vtk3qnYAvk=
 github.com/apache/pulsar-client-go v0.9.1-0.20230816081803-fbee610ddcbf/go.mod h1:Ea/yiZA7plgiaWRyOuO1B0k5/hjpl1thmiKig+D9PBQ=
 github.com/armon/go-socks5 v0.0.0-20160902184237-e75332964ef5 h1:0CwZNZbxp69SHPdPJAN/hZIm0C4OItdklCFmMRWYpio=
 github.com/armon/go-socks5 v0.0.0-20160902184237-e75332964ef5/go.mod h1:wHh0iHkYZB8zMSxRWpUBQtwG5a7fFgvEO+odwuTv2gs=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 h1:VlbKKnNfV8bJzeqoa4cOKqO6bYr3WgKZxO8Z16+hsOM=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1/go.mod h1:G2ZrVWU2WbWT9wwq4/hrbKbnv/1ERSJQ0ibhJ6rlkpw=
+github.com/blang/semver/v4 v4.0.0 h1:1PFHFE6yCCTv8C1TeyNNarDzntLi7wMI5i/pzqYIsAM=
+github.com/blang/semver/v4 v4.0.0/go.mod h1:IbckMUScFkM3pff0VJDNKRiT6TG/YpiHIM2yvyW5YoQ=
+github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.2.1 h1:y4OZtCnogmCPw98Zjyt5a6+QwPLGkiQsYW5oUqylYbM=
+github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.2.1/go.mod h1:Y3VNntkOUPxTVeUxJ/G5vcM//AlwfmyYozVcomhLiZE=
 github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.2.0 h1:DC2CZ1Ep5Y4k3ZQ899DldepgrayRUGE6BBZ/cd9Cj44=
 github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.2.0/go.mod h1:VGX0DQ3Q6kWi7AoAeZDth3/j3BFtOZR5XLFGgcrjCOs=
 github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.2/go.mod h1:tgQtvFlXSQOSOSIRvRPT7W67SCa46tRHOmNcaadrF8o=
@@ -27,14 +33,19 @@ github.com/evanphx/json-patch/v5 v5.9.0 h1:kcBlZQbplgElYIlo/n1hJbls2z/1awpXxpRi0
 github.com/evanphx/json-patch/v5 v5.9.0/go.mod h1:VNkHZ/282BpEyt/tObQO8s5CMPmYYq14uClGH4abBuQ=
 github.com/fatih/color v1.7.0 h1:DkWD4oS2D8LGGgTQ6IvwJJXSL5Vp2ffcQg58nFV38Ys=
 github.com/fatih/color v1.7.0/go.mod h1:Zm6kSWBoL9eyXnKyktHP6abPY2pDugNf5KwzbycvMj4=
+github.com/felixge/httpsnoop v1.0.4 h1:NFTV2Zj1bL4mc9sqWACXbQFVBBg2W3GPvqp8/ESS2Wg=
+github.com/felixge/httpsnoop v1.0.4/go.mod h1:m8KPJKqk1gH5J9DgRY2ASl2lWCfGKXixSwevea8zH2U=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.4.7/go.mod h1:jwhsz4b93w/PPRr/qN1Yymfu8t87LnFCMoQvtojpjFo=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.4.9/go.mod h1:znqG4EE+3YCdAaPaxE2ZRY/06pZUdp0tY4IgpuI1SZQ=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0 h1:8JEhPFa5W2WU7YfeZzPNqzMP6Lwt7L2715Ggo0nosvA=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0/go.mod h1:40Bi/Hjc2AVfZrqy+aj+yEI+/bRxZnMJyTJwOpGvigM=
 github.com/ghodss/yaml v1.0.0 h1:wQHKEahhL6wmXdzwWG11gIVCkOv05bNOh+Rxn0yngAk=
 github.com/ghodss/yaml v1.0.0/go.mod h1:4dBDuWmgqj2HViK6kFavaiC9ZROes6MMH2rRYeMEF04=
+github.com/go-logr/logr v1.2.2/go.mod h1:jdQByPbusPIv2/zmleS9BjJVeZ6kBagPoEUsqbVz/1A=
 github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.2 h1:6pFjapn8bFcIbiKo3XT4j/BhANplGihG6tvd+8rYgrY=
 github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.2/go.mod h1:9T104GzyrTigFIr8wt5mBrctHMim0Nb2HLGrmQ40KvY=
+github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2 h1:hSWxHoqTgW2S2qGc0LTAI563KZ5YKYRhT3MFKZMbjag=
+github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2/go.mod h1:mMo/vtBO5dYbehREoey6XUKy/eSumjCCveDpRre4VKE=
 github.com/go-logr/zapr v1.3.0 h1:XGdV8XW8zdwFiwOA2Dryh1gj2KRQyOOoNmBy4EplIcQ=
 github.com/go-logr/zapr v1.3.0/go.mod h1:YKepepNBd1u/oyhd/yQmtjVXmm9uML4IXUgMOwR8/Gg=
 github.com/go-openapi/jsonpointer v0.19.6 h1:eCs3fxoIi3Wh6vtgmLTOjdhSpiqphQ+DaPn38N2ZdrE=
@@ -54,6 +65,8 @@ github.com/golang-jwt/jwt v3.2.1+incompatible h1:73Z+4BJcrTC+KczS6WvTPvRGOp1WmfE
 github.com/golang-jwt/jwt v3.2.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:8pz2t5EyA70fFQQSrl6XZXzqecmYZeUEB8OUGHkxJ+I=
 github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4 v4.5.0 h1:7cYmW1XlMY7h7ii7UhUyChSgS5wUJEnm9uZVTGqOWzg=
 github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4 v4.5.0/go.mod h1:m21LjoU+eqJr34lmDMbreY2eSTRJ1cv77w39/MY0Ch0=
+github.com/golang/glog v1.1.0 h1:/d3pCKDPWNnvIWe0vVUpNP32qc8U3PDVxySP/y360qE=
+github.com/golang/glog v1.1.0/go.mod h1:pfYeQZ3JWZoXTV5sFc986z3HTpwQs9At6P4ImfuP3NQ=
 github.com/golang/groupcache v0.0.0-20210331224755-41bb18bfe9da h1:oI5xCqsCo564l8iNU+DwB5epxmsaqB+rhGL0m5jtYqE=
 github.com/golang/groupcache v0.0.0-20210331224755-41bb18bfe9da/go.mod h1:cIg4eruTrX1D+g88fzRXU5OdNfaM+9IcxsU14FzY7Hc=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.2.0/go.mod h1:6lQm79b+lXiMfvg/cZm0SGofjICqVBUtrP5yJMmIC1U=
@@ -66,6 +79,8 @@ github.com/golang/protobuf v1.4.0/go.mod h1:jodUvKwWbYaEsadDk5Fwe5c77LiNKVO9IDvq
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.4.2/go.mod h1:oDoupMAO8OvCJWAcko0GGGIgR6R6ocIYbsSw735rRwI=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4 h1:i7eJL8qZTpSEXOPTxNKhASYpMn+8e5Q6AdndVa1dWek=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4/go.mod h1:lnTiLA8Wa4RWRcIUkrtSVa5nRhsEGBg48fD6rSs7xps=
+github.com/google/cel-go v0.17.8 h1:j9m730pMZt1Fc4oKhCLUHfjj6527LuhYcYw0Rl8gqto=
+github.com/google/cel-go v0.17.8/go.mod h1:HXZKzB0LXqer5lHHgfWAnlYwJaQBDKMjxjulNQzhwhY=
 github.com/google/gnostic-models v0.6.8 h1:yo/ABAfM5IMRsS1VnXjTBvUb61tFIHozhlYvRgGre9I=
 github.com/google/gnostic-models v0.6.8/go.mod h1:5n7qKqH0f5wFt+aWF8CW6pZLLNOfYuF5OpfBSENuI8U=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.3.0/go.mod h1:8QqcDgzrUqlUb/G2PQTWiueGozuR1884gddMywk6iLU=
@@ -84,6 +99,8 @@ github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+
 github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.4.2/go.mod h1:YR8l580nyteQvAITg2hZ9XVh4b55+EU/adAjf1fMHhE=
 github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.0 h1:PPwGk2jz7EePpoHN/+ClbZu8SPxiqlu12wZP/3sWmnc=
 github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.0/go.mod h1:YR8l580nyteQvAITg2hZ9XVh4b55+EU/adAjf1fMHhE=
+github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.16.0 h1:YBftPWNWd4WwGqtY2yeZL2ef8rHAxPBD8KFhJpmcqms=
+github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.16.0/go.mod h1:YN5jB8ie0yfIUg6VvR9Kz84aCaG7AsGZnLjhHbUqwPg=
 github.com/gsterjov/go-libsecret v0.0.0-20161001094733-a6f4afe4910c h1:6rhixN/i8ZofjG1Y75iExal34USq5p+wiN1tpie8IrU=
 github.com/gsterjov/go-libsecret v0.0.0-20161001094733-a6f4afe4910c/go.mod h1:NMPJylDgVpX0MLRlPy15sqSwOFv/U1GZ2m21JhFfek0=
 github.com/hpcloud/tail v1.0.0/go.mod h1:ab1qPbhIpdTxEkNHXyeSf5vhxWSCs/tWer42PpOxQnU=
@@ -164,6 +181,8 @@ github.com/spf13/cobra v1.7.0 h1:hyqWnYt1ZQShIddO5kBpj3vu05/++x6tJ6dg8EC572I=
 github.com/spf13/cobra v1.7.0/go.mod h1:uLxZILRyS/50WlhOIKD7W6V5bgeIt+4sICxh6uRMrb0=
 github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5 h1:iy+VFUOCP1a+8yFto/drg2CJ5u0yRoB7fZw3DKv/JXA=
 github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5/go.mod h1:McXfInJRrz4CZXVZOBLb0bTZqETkiAhM9Iw0y3An2Bg=
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@@ -181,6 +200,22 @@ github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0 h1:HtqpIVDClZ4nwg75+f6Lvsy/wHu+3BoSGCbBAcpTsT
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+go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp v1.0.0/go.mod h1:Sy6pihPLfYHkr3NkUbEhGHFhINUSI/v80hjKIs5JXpM=
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@@ -209,6 +244,8 @@ golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20180314180146-1d60e4601c6f/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJ
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@@ -246,13 +283,20 @@ gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2 v2.4.0 h1:Ci3iUJyx9UeRx7CeFN8ARgGbkESwJK+KB9lLcWxY/Zw
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-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.23.1/go.mod h1:EGpADcykh3NcUnDUJcl1+ZksZNG86OlYog2l/sGQquU=
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@@ -281,16 +325,22 @@ k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.30.1 h1:4fAJZ9985BmpJG6PkoxVRpXv9vmPUOVzl614xa
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+k8s.io/apiserver v0.30.1 h1:BEWEe8bzS12nMtDKXzCF5Q5ovp6LjjYkSp8qOPk8LZ8=
+k8s.io/apiserver v0.30.1/go.mod h1:i87ZnQ+/PGAmSbD/iEKM68bm1D5reX8fO4Ito4B01mo=
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+k8s.io/component-base v0.30.1 h1:bvAtlPh1UrdaZL20D9+sWxsJljMi0QZ3Lmw+kmZAaxQ=
+k8s.io/component-base v0.30.1/go.mod h1:e/X9kDiOebwlI41AvBHuWdqFriSRrX50CdwA9TFaHLI=
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+sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.29.0 h1:/U5vjBbQn3RChhv7P11uhYvCSm5G2GaIi5AIGBS6r4c=
+sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.29.0/go.mod h1:z7+wmGM2dfIiLRfrC6jb5kV2Mq/sK1ZP303cxzkV5Y4=
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diff --git a/hack/postprocess-bundle.sh b/hack/postprocess-bundle.sh
index 5260a6633..bf34e6825 100755
--- a/hack/postprocess-bundle.sh
+++ b/hack/postprocess-bundle.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ yq eval -i '.annotations."com.redhat.openshift.versions" headComment = "Certifie
 # Add relatedImages
 yq -i '.spec.relatedImages = []' bundle/manifests/function-mesh.clusterserviceversion.yaml
 yq -i '.spec.relatedImages += {"name": "function-mesh", "image": ""}' bundle/manifests/function-mesh.clusterserviceversion.yaml
-yq -i '.spec.relatedImages += {"name": "kube-rbac-proxy", "image": "docker.cloudsmith.io/streamnative/mirrors/gcr.io/kubebuilder/kube-rbac-proxy@sha256:67ecb332573384515406ebd71816781366b70adb0eb66345e5980e92603373e1"}' bundle/manifests/function-mesh.clusterserviceversion.yaml
 yq -i '.spec.relatedImages[0].image += env(IMG_DIGEST)' bundle/manifests/function-mesh.clusterserviceversion.yaml
 
 # Add feature annotations (required)
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 303940a82..0309ddfb4 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/streamnative/function-mesh/pkg/monitoring"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/cache"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/healthz"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/metrics/filters"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/metrics/server"
 
 	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
@@ -77,7 +78,8 @@ func main() {
 	var globalBackendConfig string
 	var globalBackendConfigNamespace string
 	var namespacedBackendConfig string
-	flag.StringVar(&metricsAddr, "metrics-addr", lookupEnvOrString("METRICS_ADDR", ":8080"),
+	var secureMetrics bool
+	flag.StringVar(&metricsAddr, "metrics-addr", lookupEnvOrString("METRICS_ADDR", ":8443"),
 		"The address the metric endpoint binds to.")
 	flag.StringVar(&leaderElectionID, "leader-election-id",
 		lookupEnvOrString("LEADER_ELECTION_ID", "a3f45fce.functionmesh.io"),
@@ -108,6 +110,8 @@ func main() {
 		"The namespace of the global backend config name used for all functions&sinks&sources")
 	flag.StringVar(&namespacedBackendConfig, "namespaced-backend-config", lookupEnvOrString("NAMESPACED_BACKEND_CONFIG", "backend-config"),
 		"The backend config name used for functions&sinks&sources in the same namespace")
+	flag.BoolVar(&secureMetrics, "metrics-secure", true, "If set, the metrics endpoint is served securely via HTTPS."+
+		" Use --metrics-secure=false to use HTTP instead.")
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	ctrl.SetLogger(zap.New(zap.UseDevMode(true)))
@@ -133,11 +137,18 @@ func main() {
 		}
 	}
 
+	metricOpts := server.Options{
+		BindAddress:   metricsAddr,
+		SecureServing: secureMetrics,
+	}
+
+	if secureMetrics {
+		metricOpts.FilterProvider = filters.WithAuthenticationAndAuthorization
+	}
+
 	options := ctrl.Options{
-		Scheme: scheme,
-		Metrics: server.Options{
-			BindAddress: metricsAddr,
-		},
+		Scheme:                  scheme,
+		Metrics:                 metricOpts,
 		HealthProbeBindAddress:  healthProbeAddr,
 		LeaderElection:          enableLeaderElection,
 		LeaderElectionNamespace: leaderElectionNamespace,