Kyverno’s YAML-first policy model is easy to adopt, but as complexity grows, traditional match and pattern rules can become flaky or overly verbose. CEL (Common Expression Language), a game-changing addition that brings dynamic, context-aware logic, now supports Kyverno policies to overcome this.

In this session, you’ll learn how CEL unlocks a new level of flexibility in Kyverno. We will explore how to write cleaner, smarter policies by embedding CEL expressions into validation conditions, preconditions, and match logic. You’ll see real-world use cases where CEL simplifies policy writing, improves performance, and enables previously impossible or challenging tasks in pure YAML.

Whether you’re writing policies for security, governance, or multi-tenant control, CEL gives you the power to go beyond boilerplate YAML and build dynamic, context-sensitive guardrails without leaving Kubernetes.