Styra
The authorization platform for cloud-native applications, built on Open Policy Agent (OPA).
Founded
2016
Core Technology
Open Policy Agent (OPA)
Headquarters
Redwood City, CA
About Styra
Styra is the creator and primary maintainer of the Open Policy Agent (OPA), a graduated CNCF open-source project for unified policy enforcement. The Styra platform, known as Declarative Authorization Service (DAS), provides a management plane to build, test, deploy, and monitor OPA policies at scale. It allows organizations to codify security and compliance rules using the Rego policy language and apply them consistently across diverse systems like Kubernetes admission control, API gateways, and microservice authorization. This 'policy-as-code' approach helps decouple authorization logic from application code, simplifying management and improving security posture in complex, modern architectures.
Core Platform Features
Policy Engine
Built on the CNCF graduated project Open Policy Agent (OPA).
Policy Language
Uses Rego, a declarative language for writing fine-grained policies.
Management Plane
Provides a centralized control plane (Styra DAS) to manage and monitor policies.
Use Cases
Kubernetes Admission Control, Microservice API Authorization, Data Source Filtering, CI/CD Pipeline Policies.
Developer Experience
Policy-As-Code
Enables treating authorization policies as code, which can be versioned, tested, and automated.
Api Driven
The Styra platform is entirely API-driven, allowing for integration with existing toolchains.
Sdks
Offers SDKs for various frameworks, such as the OPA React SDK, to simplify integration.