Integration with CI/CD Pipelines

Integration with CI/CD Pipelines

Integrating Network Policy validation into CI/CD pipelines prevents security regressions and ensures consistent policy application. Static analysis tools can validate policy syntax and detect common errors before deployment. These tools catch issues like overlapping policies, unreachable rules, or policies that would block critical cluster communications.

Policy testing frameworks enable automated verification of network segmentation. Tests can verify that allowed connections succeed while prohibited connections fail. This testing approach treats Network Policies as code requiring testing like any other application component. Test failures prevent deployment, ensuring security requirements are met.

Progressive deployment strategies apply well to Network Policy changes. Canary deployments can test new policies on subset of pods before cluster-wide application. Blue-green deployments enable quick rollback if policies cause issues. These strategies reduce risk when modifying network security configurations in production environments.