diff --git a/k8s/bootstrap/kyverno/kustomization.yaml b/k8s/bootstrap/kyverno/kustomization.yaml
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-apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
-kind: Kustomization
-namespace: kyverno
-
-resources:
-  - policies.yaml
diff --git a/k8s/bootstrap/kyverno/kyverno-values.yaml b/k8s/bootstrap/kyverno/kyverno-values.yaml
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-# Kyverno: Policy engine for Kubernetes image scanning, Pod security, and admission control
-# Scan all images, enforce baseline Pod Security Standard, prevent privilege escalation
-
-replicaCount: 1
-
-image:
-  registry: ghcr.io
-  repository: kyverno/kyverno
-  tag: "v1.14.0"
-
-config:
-  # Webhook timeout for policy evaluation. Increase if scanning takes longer.
-  webhookTimeoutSeconds: 30
-  # Failure policy: fail-open (audit/log) vs fail-closed (reject on error)
-  failurePolicy: fail
-  # Resource limits for webhook
-  webhookAnnotations:
-    rules: "allow"
-
-# Pod security via Kyverno instead of Pod Security Policies (deprecated)
-# Enforces baseline restrictions cluster-wide, with exceptions for privileged namespaces
-podSecurityContext:
-  runAsNonRoot: true
-  runAsUser: 1000
-
-rbac:
-  create: true
-
-resources:
-  requests:
-    memory: "256Mi"
-    cpu: "100m"
-  limits:
-    memory: "512Mi"
-    cpu: "500m"
-
-# Webhook configuration
-webhook:
-  timeoutSeconds: 30
-  # Failure policy: "Fail" (reject on error) or "Ignore" (audit-only)
-  # Set to "Ignore" for initial testing, then change to "Fail"
-  failurePolicy: ignore
diff --git a/k8s/bootstrap/kyverno/policies.yaml b/k8s/bootstrap/kyverno/policies.yaml
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-# Kyverno ClusterPolicies: Image scanning, Pod security, and admission control
----
-# Policy 1: Require non-root containers
-apiVersion: kyverno.io/v1
-kind: ClusterPolicy
-metadata:
-  name: require-non-root
-  namespace: kyverno
-spec:
-  validationFailureAction: audit  # audit first, then change to enforce
-  rules:
-    - name: check-runAsNonRoot
-      match:
-        any:
-          - resources:
-              kinds:
-                - Pod
-              selector:
-                matchLabels:
-                  pod-security.kubernetes.io/enforce: "!privileged"
-      validate:
-        message: "Container must not run as root"
-        pattern:
-          spec:
-            containers:
-              - securityContext:
-                  runAsNonRoot: true
----
-# Policy 2: Drop all Linux capabilities, add only required ones
-apiVersion: kyverno.io/v1
-kind: ClusterPolicy
-metadata:
-  name: require-dropped-caps
-  namespace: kyverno
-spec:
-  validationFailureAction: audit
-  rules:
-    - name: drop-all-capabilities
-      match:
-        any:
-          - resources:
-              kinds:
-                - Pod
-              selector:
-                matchLabels:
-                  pod-security.kubernetes.io/enforce: "!privileged"
-      validate:
-        message: "All Linux capabilities must be dropped"
-        pattern:
-          spec:
-            containers:
-              - securityContext:
-                  capabilities:
-                    drop:
-                      - ALL
----
-# Policy 3: Require image tags (no 'latest')
-apiVersion: kyverno.io/v1
-kind: ClusterPolicy
-metadata:
-  name: disallow-latest-tag
-  namespace: kyverno
-spec:
-  validationFailureAction: audit  # Change to enforce after testing
-  rules:
-    - name: disallow-latest
-      match:
-        any:
-          - resources:
-              kinds:
-                - Pod
-                - Deployment
-                - StatefulSet
-                - DaemonSet
-                - Job
-      validate:
-        message: "Image tag 'latest' is not allowed. Use explicit version tags."
-        pattern:
-          spec:
-            =(template):
-              spec:
-                containers:
-                  - image: "!*:latest"
-                =(initContainers):
-                  - image: "!*:latest"
----
-# Policy 4: Restrict images to trusted registries
-apiVersion: kyverno.io/v1
-kind: ClusterPolicy
-metadata:
-  name: restrict-registries
-  namespace: kyverno
-spec:
-  validationFailureAction: audit
-  rules:
-    - name: trusted-registries
-      match:
-        any:
-          - resources:
-              kinds:
-                - Pod
-                - Deployment
-                - StatefulSet
-                - DaemonSet
-                - Job
-              selector:
-                matchLabels:
-                  pod-security.kubernetes.io/enforce: "!privileged"
-      validate:
-        message: "Images must come from trusted registries: docker.io, ghcr.io, quay.io, k8s.gcr.io, registry.k8s.io, or internal forgejo registry"
-        pattern:
-          spec:
-            =(template):
-              spec:
-                containers:
-                  - image: "docker.io/* | ghcr.io/* | quay.io/* | k8s.gcr.io/* | registry.k8s.io/* | forgejo.riotpiao.com/* | *"
----
-# Policy 5: Require read-only root filesystem (audit only, exceptions for apps that need writes)
-apiVersion: kyverno.io/v1
-kind: ClusterPolicy
-metadata:
-  name: require-readonly-filesystem
-  namespace: kyverno
-spec:
-  validationFailureAction: audit
-  rules:
-    - name: check-readOnlyRootFilesystem
-      match:
-        any:
-          - resources:
-              kinds:
-                - Pod
-              selector:
-                matchLabels:
-                  pod-security.kubernetes.io/enforce: "!privileged"
-      validate:
-        message: "Root filesystem should be read-only for defense-in-depth"
-        pattern:
-          spec:
-            containers:
-              - securityContext:
-                  readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
----
-# Policy 6: Require resource requests and limits (prevent resource starvation)
-apiVersion: kyverno.io/v1
-kind: ClusterPolicy
-metadata:
-  name: require-resource-limits
-  namespace: kyverno
-spec:
-  validationFailureAction: audit
-  rules:
-    - name: check-resources
-      match:
-        any:
-          - resources:
-              kinds:
-                - Pod
-                - Deployment
-                - StatefulSet
-                - DaemonSet
-              excludeResources:
-                namespaceSelector:
-                  matchLabels:
-                    kubernetes.io/metadata.name: "kyverno|kube-system|kube-node-lease"
-      validate:
-        message: "CPU and memory requests and limits are required"
-        pattern:
-          spec:
-            =(template):
-              spec:
-                containers:
-                  - resources:
-                      requests:
-                        memory: "?*"
-                        cpu: "?*"
-                      limits:
-                        memory: "?*"
-                        cpu: "?*"
----
-# Policy 7: Require securityContext on all containers
-apiVersion: kyverno.io/v1
-kind: ClusterPolicy
-metadata:
-  name: require-security-context
-  namespace: kyverno
-spec:
-  validationFailureAction: audit
-  rules:
-    - name: check-securityContext
-      match:
-        any:
-          - resources:
-              kinds:
-                - Pod
-              selector:
-                matchLabels:
-                  pod-security.kubernetes.io/enforce: "!privileged"
-      validate:
-        message: "securityContext must be defined"
-        pattern:
-          spec:
-            containers:
-              - securityContext: {}