Policy as Code

Policy as code means writing security, compliance and operational rules as machine-readable code that tools check automatically in pipelines and at runtime. Policies are versioned, reviewed and tested like application code.

Related Terms

  • Least Privilege

    Least privilege is the principle of giving every user, service and process only the access its job needs. It limits how far a mistake or a compromised account can spread.

  • DevSecOps

    DevSecOps is the practice of building security checks into everyday software delivery. Code, dependencies and infrastructure are tested automatically on every change instead of being reviewed only before release.

  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

    Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is the practice of describing servers, networks and cloud services in version-controlled files. Environments are then created and changed by running that code rather than by clicking through a console.

  • Kubernetes

    Kubernetes is an open-source platform for running containerised applications across a cluster of machines. It schedules containers, restarts failed ones, scales them with demand and routes traffic between them.

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