Enforce L7 HTTP policy in Cilium to allow only specific HTTP methods and paths

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Verified steps

  1. Write a `CiliumNetworkPolicy` with `toPorts` specifying `protocol: TCP` and `port: 80`
  2. Add an `rules.http` array under the port definition with entries like `{method: GET, path: /api/health}`
  3. Use `fromEndpoints` to scope which source pods the L7 rule applies to
  4. Ensure Envoy proxy is enabled in the Cilium installation (required for L7 enforcement)
  5. Apply the policy and test with `curl` from an allowed pod; verify that disallowed methods return HTTP 403
  6. Inspect policy verdicts with `hubble observe --verdict DROPPED` to confirm enforcement

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