(Note: The Policy Working Group has completed its mission and is no longer active. This article reflects its work, accomplishments, and insights into how a working group operates.)
In the complex world of Kubernetes, policies play a crucial role in managing and securing clusters. But have you ever wondered how these policies are developed, implemented, and standardized across the Kubernetes ecosystem? To answer that, let's take a look back at the work of the Policy Working Group.

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A retrospective on the now-completed Kubernetes Policy Working Group, which standardized policy management across the Kubernetes ecosystem. The group developed the Policy Reports API, created whitepapers on policy management and compliance, updated Kubernetes documentation, and worked to standardize how policies are defined and implemented. Former co-chairs from Nirmata, Fairwinds, and Google discuss the group's mission, accomplishments including the Policy Reports API adoption by tools like Falco and Kyverno, challenges faced in consensus-driven collaboration, and guidance on ValidatingAdmissionPolicy and MutatingAdmissionPolicy usage patterns.

Spotlight on Policy Working Group