Pod Security Admission

A Kubernetes admission controller that enforces security standards on Pods, ensuring they adhere to predefined security policies.

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9/29/2025

Pod Security Admission: The PSP Replacement for Kubernetes Security

Discover Pod Security Admission (PSA), Kubernetes' built-in validating admission controller. Understand how PSA replaces Pod Security Policies (PSPs) for simpler, effective pod security.

6 sections

Competition

Competes With

90% confident

kyverno

Direct competitors

Competes With

90% confident

open policy agent

Direct competitors

Competes With

90% confident

gatekeeper

Direct competitors

Replaces

100% confident

pod security policy

Supersedes this tool

Integration

Integrates With

90% confident

amazon eks

Official integration support

Integrates With

90% confident

google kubernetes engine

Official integration support

Integrates With

90% confident

azure kubernetes service

Official integration support

Compatible With

80% confident

validating admission webhook

Works well together

Dependencies

Built On

100% confident

kubernetes

Foundation technology

Built On

100% confident

kubernetes api server

Foundation technology

Built On

100% confident

pod security standards

Foundation technology

Depends On

80% confident

linux namespaces

Requires for operation

Similar

Similar To

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falco

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Pod Security Admission

Available Pages

Pod Security Admission: The PSP Replacement for Kubernetes Security

Related Technologies

Competition

kyverno

open policy agent

gatekeeper

pod security policy

Integration

amazon eks

google kubernetes engine

azure kubernetes service

validating admission webhook

Dependencies

kubernetes

kubernetes api server

pod security standards

linux namespaces

Similar

falco