"Open Policy Agent Rego Language in Practice"
Open Policy Agent Rego Language in Practice is a comprehensive guide for engineers, architects, and security professionals seeking mastery over policy-as-code in modern, cloud-native environments. Beginning with foundational concepts, the book delivers clear explanations of why and how policies are codified, the underlying architecture of OPA, and the essential features of the Rego language. Readers are guided through policy lifecycles, secure policy authoring, and the intricate considerations necessary to minimize risk while enabling scalable policy enforcement across complex systems.
Delving deep into the Rego language, the book explores advanced syntax, semantics, and best practices for policy modeling, modularity, and abstraction. Through hands-on chapters, it addresses robust techniques for designing declarative, maintainable policies, managing data inputs, and composing sophisticated policy chains—all while fostering adaptability to evolving requirements. Detailed discussions on performance engineering, scalability, and error diagnostics further equip practitioners to deploy OPA at scale, supporting high-traffic microservices, data-centric workloads, and cross-cloud governance.
The later sections transition seamlessly from technical mastery to practitioner assurance and applied security. Subjects such as policy testing, auditing, and formal verification are paired with real-world case studies covering fine-grained authorization, infrastructure security, and multi-cloud strategies. Rounding out the guide, readers are introduced to the OPA ecosystem, industry best practices, and the latest research directions in policy language evolution, formal assurance, and AI-driven governance. This book stands as an authoritative reference for harnessing the power and versatility of OPA and Rego in today's dynamic infrastructure landscape.