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> JSON Schema reference for policies configuration

# Policies

# Policies

## Properties

| Property                           | Description                                                                                                        | Values       | Example |
| ---------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------ | ------- |
| **`policy`**<br />[array](#policy) | list of policies Array of policy definitions that enforce compliance and security rules across your infrastructure | **Optional** | -       |

### `policy`

| Property                    | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Values                                                                                                                                                | Example                                                                          |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **`type`**<br />string      | policy type Type of policy that determines where and how it is enforced                                                                                                                                                                     | **Optional**<br />`"kubernetes_cluster"`, `"terraform_module"`, `"helm_chart"`, `"kubernetes_manifest"`, `"container_image"`, `"pulumi"`, `"sandbox"` | `"kubernetes_cluster"`, `"terraform_module"`                                     |
| **`engine`**<br />string    | policy engine The policy engine used to evaluate the policy. Must be compatible with the policy type.                                                                                                                                       | **Optional**<br />`"kyverno"`, `"opa"`                                                                                                                | `"kyverno"`, `"opa"`                                                             |
| **`name`**<br />string      | policy name Human-readable name for the policy. If not specified, will be derived from the source filename when parsing from a policies/ directory.                                                                                         | **Optional**                                                                                                                                          | `"disallow-ingress-nginx-custom-snippets"`, `"set-karpenter-non-cpu-limits"`     |
| **`contents`**<br />string  | policy document Policy content in the appropriate format for the policy type. Supports Nuon templating and external file sources: HTTP(S) URLs ([https://example.com/policy.json](https://example.com/policy.json)), git repositories (g... | **Optional**                                                                                                                                          | `"./disallow-ingress-nginx-custom-snippets.yaml"`, `"./block-mutable-tags.rego"` |
| **`components`**<br />array | target components List of component names this policy applies to. Use \["\*"] to apply to all components of the specified type, or list specific component names. Required for component-scoped policy ...                                  | **Optional**                                                                                                                                          | `"*"`, `"rds_cluster"`                                                           |