Course Duration
2 Days
Cloud
Authorized Training
IT
Course cost:
was £1,275 + VAT
£1,148 + VAT
IT Certification Overview
This two-day practical course provides engineers with a comprehensive introduction to Open Policy Agent (OPA) and Rego, focusing on consistent authorisation and governance decisions across applications, APIs, platforms, and infrastructure. Delegates engage in demonstrations, guided exercises, and a scenario-based workshop to learn how to define policy decisions, identify required information, implement rules in Rego, and test results. The course also explores policy integration, deployment, distribution, and governance. Practical activities are delivered through a browser-based OPA workshop environment, with scenarios covering API authorisation, Kubernetes/OpenShift, cloud governance, and virtualisation.
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I had absolutely no experience in this field, but Newto Training recognised my potential and supported me every step of the way. The real-life scenarios were invaluable in making me job-ready.
The tutors at Newto are consistently patient, clear and more than willing to help. I couldn't have asked for a better learning environment.
From day one I felt welcomed and supported. The live sessions were interactive and the resources well thought-out. I passed my exam on the first attempt thanks to them.
I was nervous about switching careers but the practical approach and continual 1-to-1 support gave me the confidence I needed to succeed."
The training material was excellent, and the instructors really brought the subject to life with hands-on lab work. I feel fully prepared for the workplace."
What impressed me most was the flexibility and responsiveness of the support team. Whenever I had a question, they were there even outside of normal hours.
The course structure was superb. A great mix of theory and practice delivered at a pace that made sense even for beginners. Highly recommended.
Switching into IT felt overwhelming, but Newto Training made the journey manageable and quite enjoyable. Their coaching style is top class.
I particularly appreciated the way complex topics were broken down into manageable chunks, and the tutor actively encouraged questions at every stage.
The live-taught interactive classes set Newto apart from other providers. It wasn't just video-based learning and the real engagement made all the difference.
I had absolutely no experience in this field, but Newto Training recognised my potential and supported me every step of the way. The real-life scenarios were invaluable in making me job-ready.
The tutors at Newto are consistently patient, clear and more than willing to help. I couldn't have asked for a better learning environment.
From day one I felt welcomed and supported. The live sessions were interactive and the resources well thought-out. I passed my exam on the first attempt thanks to them.
I was nervous about switching careers but the practical approach and continual 1-to-1 support gave me the confidence I needed to succeed."
The training material was excellent, and the instructors really brought the subject to life with hands-on lab work. I feel fully prepared for the workplace."
What impressed me most was the flexibility and responsiveness of the support team. Whenever I had a question, they were there even outside of normal hours.
The course structure was superb. A great mix of theory and practice delivered at a pace that made sense even for beginners. Highly recommended.
Switching into IT felt overwhelming, but Newto Training made the journey manageable and quite enjoyable. Their coaching style is top class.
I particularly appreciated the way complex topics were broken down into manageable chunks, and the tutor actively encouraged questions at every stage.
The live-taught interactive classes set Newto apart from other providers. It wasn't just video-based learning and the real engagement made all the difference.
The cyber course exceeded my expectations. They've been on hand for everything and are constantly in touch with me
The resources provided were spot on and the teaching style made everything easy to understand. I particularly appreciated the extra help offered when needed.
Enrolling with Newto was one of the best decisions I've made. The job-readiness focus, strong teaching and excellent support all stood out.
I completed my SQL course and now feel confident in my skills. The real-world examples and supportive tutors made it all click.
I've just passed my AZ-900 exam thanks to the support received from Ken in the boot camp and his exam preparation sessions.
I've gained a qualification and the confidence to use it in real-world scenarios.
Their commitment to student success is obvious from the personalised guidance to the quality of delivery. I'd recommend them without hesitation.
Every tutor I encountered was professional, encouraging and keen to see me succeed. That personal touch made a big difference.
I'm now in a role I once thought was out of reach, thank you to the all the team
The bootcamps were excellent, we were given practical projects to complete and I feel so much more confident with my coding skills
The cyber course exceeded my expectations. They've been on hand for everything and are constantly in touch with me
The resources provided were spot on and the teaching style made everything easy to understand. I particularly appreciated the extra help offered when needed.
Enrolling with Newto was one of the best decisions I've made. The job-readiness focus, strong teaching and excellent support all stood out.
I completed my SQL course and now feel confident in my skills. The real-world examples and supportive tutors made it all click.
I've just passed my AZ-900 exam thanks to the support received from Ken in the boot camp and his exam preparation sessions.
I've gained a qualification and the confidence to use it in real-world scenarios.
Their commitment to student success is obvious from the personalised guidance to the quality of delivery. I'd recommend them without hesitation.
Every tutor I encountered was professional, encouraging and keen to see me succeed. That personal touch made a big difference.
I'm now in a role I once thought was out of reach, thank you to the all the team
The bootcamps were excellent, we were given practical projects to complete and I feel so much more confident with my coding skills
Prerequisites
Participants should have:
- Ability to read basic JSON and technical configuration files
- Working understanding of applications, APIs, or infrastructure
- Some scripting or programming experience is helpful
No prior experience with OPA or Rego required
Target audience
This course is designed for:
- Engineers responsible for authorisation and governance decisions across applications, APIs, platforms, or infrastructure
- Technical professionals seeking practical skills in policy definition, implementation, and testing using OPA and Rego
- Individuals interested in integrating, deploying, and governing policy modules in cloud and virtualised environments
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Explain how OPA supports policy as code and distinguish decision-making from enforcement
- Identify suitable OPA use cases across applications, APIs, and infrastructure
- Define a decision contract with inputs, trusted sources, rules, and expected outcomes
- Model access decisions using roles, permissions, and contextual attributes
- Write and modify Rego policies using structured input and reference data
- Test permitted, rejected, boundary, and missing-information cases, and troubleshoot unexpected results
- Compare OPA deployment patterns and explain policy bundles, distribution, and activation
- Describe policy ownership, change control, and the responsibilities of integrating systems
- Implement and present a tested policy for a practical scenario
OPA in Practice Course Content
Open Policy Agent Fundamentals
- Explore the concept of policy as code and the challenges OPA addresses
- Examine input, reference data, policy evaluation, and decision results
- Understand policy decision points and enforcement points
- Guided exercise: trace a request from policy requirement to decision and action
OPA Use Cases
- Investigate API authorisation and Kubernetes/OpenShift admission scenarios
- Review governance for cloud, infrastructure, and delivery workflows
- Identify suitable policy decisions and integration responsibilities
- Scenario exercise: determine the decision, required facts, and enforcement point
Modelling Policy and Access Decisions
- Analyse subjects, roles, permissions, entitlements, actions, and resources
- Compare role-based and attribute-based access control approaches
- Discuss authoritative sources, missing information, exceptions, and result contracts
- Workshop: turn an incomplete scenario into a policy decision worksheet
Rego Fundamentals and Policy Testing
- Learn about packages, rules, queries, input, and supporting data in Rego
- Understand default behaviour, helper rules, and structured decision results
- Conduct positive, negative, boundary, and missing-information tests
- Hands-on lab: evaluate, modify, and test a policy in the Rego Playpen
Architecture Governance and Distribution
- Examine integration of systems and trusted input
- Compare centralised, nearby shared, and sidecar deployment patterns
- Review policy modules, bundles, distribution, and runtime activation
- Discuss ownership, review, approval, promotion, audit, and rollback processes
- Demonstration: follow a policy from local development to distributed release
OPA in Action and Scenario Workshop
- Follow input creation, evaluation, result interpretation, and enforcement in practice
- Address missing evidence, rejected requests, and unusable decisions
- Hands-on workshop: implement the agreed scenario contract in Rego
- Test, troubleshoot, and explain the policy and its integration assumptions
Exams and assessments
- Assessment of understanding through scenario-based exercises and practical workshops
- Evaluation of policy implementation, testing, and troubleshooting skills
- Review of delegates’ ability to present and explain tested policies and integration assumptions
Hands-on learning
This course includes:
- Guided exercises tracing policy requirements to decisions and actions
- Scenario-based workshops for policy modelling and implementation
- Hands-on labs using the browser-based OPA workshop environment to evaluate, modify, and test Rego policies
- Practical activities covering API authorisation, Kubernetes/OpenShift, cloud governance, and virtualisation scenarios
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