Policy as Code Starter Set

Write guardrail policies for infrastructure changes.

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Create a starter set of policies for infrastructure changes. Cloud and IaC tool: [CLOUD_AND_TOOL]. Risks we care about: [RISKS]. Policy engine, if any: [POLICY_ENGINE].

List twelve policies grouped as security, cost, reliability, and governance, each with an ID, a plain-language rule, the resource type it applies to, severity (block or warn), and an exception process. Write three of them in pseudo-code or generic policy language with comments explaining the logic. Describe testing policies with sample inputs that should pass and fail. Add rollout guidance: start in warn mode, review violations for two weeks, then enforce. Include ownership and a process for changing policies.

Add a sample exceptions register as a table with policy ID, resource, justification, approver and expiry date, and a rule that every exception expires. Include guidance on avoiding policy sprawl, such as limiting the first release to twelve policies and reviewing each for false positives, and a way to measure whether the policies are preventing real problems.

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