Policy as Code Automate policy enforcement through code using OPA/Rego, Kyverno, Checkov, and CI/CD integration to prevent compliance violations before they reach production. When to Use - Enforcing security and compliance policies on infrastructure-as-code changes - Preventing misconfigured Kubernetes workloads from deploying - Automating guardrails in CI/CD pipelines for Terraform, CloudFormation, or Helm - Implementing organizational standards that must be consistently applied - Replacing manual approval gates with automated policy checks Open Policy Agent (OPA) Rego Policies Kyverno Kuber…