Dry-run the perimeter first

Week 9 · Kubernetes & Terraform · about 3 minutes

What you will be able to do

Log Helix perimeter violations before switching the policy to block.

The idea

Ship perimeter policies in dry-run / log mode first. Fix false positives, then enforce.

Order: observe → tune → block.

1. dry-run
2. review violations
3. allowlist legit paths
4. enforce

Blocking before you measure is how you break payroll jobs.

Key takeaways

• Dry-run first.
• Tune allowlists.
• Enforce last.

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