Policy-as-Code for AI Workloads in Kubernetes: Kyverno/OPA Patterns for Model and Data Safety

2026 implementation note Kubernetes ValidatingAdmissionPolicy has been stable since Kubernetes v1.30 and is useful for CEL checks on admission objects, including labels, security contexts, resource limits, and approved annotations. Signature and attestation verification still needs a supply-chain-aware admission component such as Kyverno verifyImages or Sigstore policy-controller . Kyverno can…