Styra

Overview

Styra is a software company based in the United States, founded in 2016, that specializes in providing tools for policy-as-code authorization and admission control in cloud-native applications. With a workforce of 51 to 200 employees and an annual revenue of approximately $30 million, Styra focuses on integrating its solutions with platforms like Red Hat OpenShift. The company's offerings include the Styra Declarative Authorization Service (DAS) and Styra Load, which work in conjunction with the Open Policy Agent (OPA) to facilitate centralized management of authorization policies in diverse environments. A recent white paper titled "OpenShift Reference Architecture" outlines how Styra's tools can be utilized to implement admission control and application communication authorization effectively. The document emphasizes the architecture for policy enforcement and decision-making within Kubernetes environments, detailing the roles of Policy Enforcement Points (PEPs) and Policy Decision Points (PDPs). Styra's solutions aim to enhance the security and efficiency of application deployments at scale, addressing the complexities of modern application architectures.

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