Policy as Code

Policy as Code means writing your security and compliance rules as code that a computer can check automatically. Instead of a human reading a checklist, a tool enforces the rules every time. This makes the rules consistent and impossible to forget.

Policy

A rule your systems must follow, like “no server may be open to the public”.

Policy as Code

Writing those rules in code so they are checked automatically.

Enforcement

Automatically blocking anything that breaks a rule.

Compliance

Proving you follow the rules required by law or company standards.

Guardrail

An automatic limit that stops risky actions while allowing safe ones.

Audit trail

A record showing the rules were checked and what the result was.