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Safeguard articles tagged "kyverno" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.

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Container Security

Kubernetes Admission Controllers for Security

Admission controllers are the policy chokepoint between a validated API request and a running workload. Used well, they enforce your entire security posture. Here is how validating webhooks, Kyverno, OPA, and the new CEL-based policies fit together.

Jul 7, 20265 min read
Container Security

Kubernetes admission controllers for security

How Kubernetes admission controllers work, why defaults leave clusters exposed, and how Pod Security Admission, OPA Gatekeeper, and Kyverno close the gap.

Jun 25, 20266 min read
Tools

Kyverno vs OPA Gatekeeper: A Buyer Comparison for 2026

A practical comparison of Kyverno 1.13 and OPA Gatekeeper 3.18 for Kubernetes policy enforcement, covering language, performance, ecosystem, and operational fit.

Mar 4, 20266 min read
Tools

Kyverno ImageValidatingPolicy 2026: A Production Walkthrough

Kyverno 1.18 ships ImageValidatingPolicy as the new policy type for cosign signature, attestation, and SBOM verification. We migrated a 60-cluster fleet and graded the new model.

Feb 12, 20267 min read
Container Security

Kubernetes Admission Controller Policy Patterns in 2026

A field guide to the admission control patterns that survived contact with production clusters: validating webhooks, image policy, mutating defaults, and what to skip.

Feb 11, 20266 min read
Tools

Best Kubernetes Admission Controllers for Supply Chain Security

Kyverno, OPA Gatekeeper, Sigstore policy-controller, Ratify, or plain CEL? A field guide to admission controllers that actually block unsigned and vulnerable images.

Feb 7, 20266 min read
Container Security

K8s Admission Controllers for Supply Chain Policy

How to design Kubernetes admission controllers that enforce supply chain policy without turning every deploy into a 30-minute argument with the cluster.

Jan 13, 20266 min read
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