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Open Policy Agent (OPA) is an open-source policy engine that enables teams to define and enforce governance rules as code, using declarative policies that can be evaluated consistently across systems. It is commonly used by platform, DevOps, and security teams to standardize controls for Kubernetes admission, CI/CD checks, and cloud resource compliance, helping reduce configuration drift and improve auditability. For background and documentation, see the Open Policy Agent (OPA) project.
OPA is typically embedded into applications or deployed as a sidecar/service, and it can integrate with tools like Kubernetes Gatekeeper to evaluate requests before changes are applied.
Open Policy Agent (OPA) is an open-source policy engine that evaluates declarative policy-as-code to make consistent authorization and compliance decisions across Kubernetes, microservices, CI/CD, and cloud platforms.
OPA tends to fit best when multiple teams and platforms need consistent rules with independent policy lifecycle management. Trade-offs include the learning curve of Rego and the need for disciplined testing and performance tuning for complex rulesets. Reference documentation and examples are available at https://www.openpolicyagent.org/.
Common alternatives include Kyverno for Kubernetes-native policy, HashiCorp Sentinel for the Terraform and Vault ecosystem, and cloud-native authorization models such as AWS IAM and Azure RBAC.
Our experience with Open Policy Agent (OPA) helped us build repeatable patterns, policy libraries, and delivery tooling that make governance consistent and auditable across Kubernetes, CI/CD, and cloud platforms.
Some of the things we did include:
This experience helped us accumulate significant knowledge across multiple OPA use-cases—from Kubernetes admission control to CI/CD and infrastructure governance—and enables us to deliver high-quality Open Policy Agent (OPA) implementations that teams can operate confidently.
Some of the things we can help you do with Open Policy Agent (OPA) include:
Learn more about OPA at openpolicyagent.org.