policy-enforcement
Safeguard articles tagged "policy-enforcement" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
16 articles
Governing AI agents inside the execution loop
Snyk's Evo Agentic Development Security, in open preview since June 23, 2026, hooks directly into an agent's tool calls — proof that pre-deployment review can't govern a decision made mid-session.
Set It and Forget It: Onboarding the Guard SDK Just Got a Lot Simpler
Generate a secret key from Settings, drop it into the Guard SDK, and your live security policy is enforced automatically — no manual wiring, no restarts when policy changes. OAuth login is available too.
Stopping Risky Dependencies At PR Time, Not Production
Catching risky dependencies after they reach production is expensive. PR-time policy gates stop them at the cheapest moment, with the right context and reviewer attention.
Phased Policy Rollout: Warn To Block In Six Weeks
Hard-blocking a new policy on day one breaks builds and trust. A phased rollout from warn to block earns the right to enforce by proving the policy is correct first.
Kubernetes Admission Policy For Supply Chain
Admission control is the last cheap chance to refuse a non-compliant workload. The right policies turn supply chain attestations into deploy-time decisions.
Break-Glass Workflow Design: Audited Bypass That Works
Every policy needs a bypass path or it will be routed around. The trick is making the bypass auditable, time-bound, and rare enough to remain meaningful.
Runtime Drift Detection For Supply Chain Controls
An admitted workload is not a static one. Runtime drift detection turns the SBOM into a living contract and surfaces supply chain changes before they become incidents.
One Policy Set, Four Enforcement Points
Different gates with different rules create gaps and developer friction. A unified policy engine evaluates one definition at PR, build, admission, and runtime.
What Are Kubernetes Admission Controllers
Kubernetes admission controllers intercept every API request before it hits etcd. Here's how validating and mutating webhooks work, what's enabled by default, and where they fail.
Automating License Policy: Blocking AGPL At PR
License risk that surfaces at release time is already too late. PR-time license policy turns an open-ended legal review into an automated, predictable check.
Signed Artifact Policy Enforcement In 2026
Signing artifacts is necessary but not sufficient. The policy that verifies signatures, attestations, and trust roots is what turns signing into a security control.
MCP Server Capability Policy Enforcement
MCP servers expose tools that AI agents can call directly. Capability policy decides which tools each agent gets, with the same rigor as any other supply chain gate.