[Configuration] Missing Configuration Schema Validation #154
Description
Current State
- No schema validation for configuration files
- Configuration errors only discovered at runtime
Issues
- Runtime failures due to misconfiguration
- No early validation of configuration
- Unclear error messages for invalid configuration
- Cannot validate configuration before deployment
Required
- Define configuration schemas (JSON Schema, Pydantic models, etc.)
- Validate configuration on startup
- Provide clear error messages for invalid configuration
- Document configuration schema
- Add configuration validation to CI/CD pipeline
- Consider using configuration management tools (e.g., pydantic-settings)
Location
- All configuration files (Keylime, SPIRE, Envoy, etc.)
- Python services should use Pydantic or similar for validation
Related
From PRODUCTION_READINESS_ANALYSIS.md - Section 4.2