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Require Images Use Checksums

Use of a SHA checksum when pulling an image is often preferable because tags are mutable and can be overwritten. This policy checks to ensure that all images use SHA checksums rather than tags.

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Policy Definition

apiVersion: kyverno.io/v1
kind: ClusterPolicy
metadata:
name: require-image-checksum
annotations:
policies.kyverno.io/title: Require Images Use Checksums
policies.kyverno.io/category: Sample
policies.kyverno.io/severity: medium
policies.kyverno.io/subject: Pod
policies.kyverno.io/minversion: 1.6.0
policies.kyverno.io/description: Use of a SHA checksum when pulling an image is often preferable because tags are mutable and can be overwritten. This policy checks to ensure that all images use SHA checksums rather than tags.
spec:
validationFailureAction: Audit
background: true
rules:
- name: require-image-checksum
match:
any:
- resources:
kinds:
- Pod
validate:
message: Images must use checksums rather than tags.
pattern:
spec:
containers:
- image: "*@*"
"=(ephemeralContainers)":
- image: "*@*"
"=(initContainers)":
- image: "*@*"

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