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Policy-as-Code is a concept for automating and managing policies in software projects. Policies are directly defined in code, simplifying integration into the development process and increasing consistency.
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Policy as code is the executable form of rules that systems can evaluate and enforce automatically.
The approach grew from compliance as code, infrastructure as code, and automated cloud governance. Tools such as Open Policy Agent made policies versioned, testable code across different systems.
Start with the business rule, then translate it into inputs, a decision, and a response. Version rules and exceptions, test edge cases, and log decisions. Executable code does not replace policy ownership or legal interpretation.
A component that computes a policy decision from supplied inputs.
The place where a decision is allowed, denied, or applied with conditions.
An automated test that checks rules, exceptions, and edge cases against expected decisions.
Policy as code makes governance consistent and auditable in pipelines and runtime systems. Quality depends on precise rules, complete context, safe failure behaviour, and human accountability.
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