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Policy as Code
3.1Why Policies Must Be CodeStatic analysis tools catch what terraform validate cannot: security misconfigurations, compliance violations, and organizational policy…3.2Tool ComparisonThe choice between these tools depends on your stack, team skills, and compliance requirements. Many teams use multiple tools in…3.3OPA/Rego: The Universal Policy EngineOpen Policy Agent (OPA) evaluates structured data against Rego policies. This is the most flexible approach because it works with any…3.4Checkov: Batteries IncludedCheckov ships with 1000+ built-in rules and requires zero configuration to start catching issues. It is particularly strong for teams that…3.5Combining Tools in a CI PipelineThe strongest approach uses multiple tools, each catching different classes of issues: