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Exploring Open Policy Agent (OPA) and Authorization in Kubernetes
The chapter explores the versatile nature of Open Policy Agent (OPA) and its role in authorization within Kubernetes environments. It highlights OPA's use cases in making Kubernetes platforms secure, emphasizing scenarios like application communication, service mesh policy decisions, and namespace access control. Additionally, it discusses the functionality of Gatekeeper, an OPA extension for Kubernetes admission control, in enforcing policies and offering a library of resources for various Kubernetes use cases.