[release-v1.16] Port common code from main to midstream

[matzew]

cherry pick a list of changes, expect the cert-mgr deps

/hold

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/retest

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ci/prow/417-images	90c2b77	link	true	/test 417-images
ci/prow/417-test-e2e	90c2b77	link	true	/test 417-test-e2e
ci/prow/417-test-reconciler	90c2b77	link	true	/test 417-test-reconciler
ci/prow/417-test-conformance	90c2b77	link	true	/test 417-test-conformance
ci/prow/417-test-encryption-auth-e2e	90c2b77	link	true	/test 417-test-encryption-auth-e2e

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[matzew]

/close

was part of #1151