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Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Defining cloud resources in version-controlled templates, such as Terraform or Pulumi, instead of configuring them manually.

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How does Aryon work with existing IaC workflows?
Aryon works alongside your existing IaC workflow without requiring teams to change how they deploy. Security policies are enforced at the cloud layer, so Terraform and other IaC tools continue to operate as they do today, while the same organizational guardrails apply consistently regardless of the deployment path.
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IaC scanner

A tool that checks Infrastructure-as-Code templates for policy violations before deployment, covering only the activity that flows through that specific pipeline.

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ClickOps

Creating or changing cloud resources by hand through a provider's web console, outside of any code-based or reviewed workflow.

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Policy as code

Writing security and compliance rules in a structured, machine-readable format so they can be version-controlled, tested, and enforced automatically, instead of living only in a written standard.

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Shift left

Moving security checks earlier into the development process – for example, scanning code before it merges – so issues surface before reaching a shared environment.

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