Governance Briefing — Kyverno Graduates within CNCF
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation graduated the Kyverno policy engine on January 18, 2024, underscoring its readiness for enforcing Kubernetes configuration, supply chain, and multi-tenant guardrails at scale.
Executive briefing: Kyverno became a graduated CNCF project on , reflecting broad production adoption for Kubernetes-native policy management.
Key updates
- Policy coverage. Kyverno validates, mutates, and generates Kubernetes resources using YAML policies without requiring a separate language.
- Supply chain features. Built-in Cosign signature verification, image mutation, and background scans enforce software provenance.
- Multi-tenancy. Policy exceptions, admission controls, and reporting integrations support regulated platform environments.
Implementation guidance
- Map existing OPA Gatekeeper or custom admission policies to Kyverno equivalents to standardize Kubernetes guardrails.
- Adopt Kyverno policies for SBOM verification, image signature enforcement, and runtime configuration drift detection.
- Integrate Kyverno metrics and policy reports with SIEM and compliance dashboards for continuous monitoring.