US Patent 10078577 Policy compliance of container images

In some examples, a container image is received, where a container is to be launched from the container image. An executable process is deployable in the container to isolate the executable process from another executable process. The container image is annotated with metadata specifying a policy. Compliance of the container image with the policy is checked in a test environment prior to publication of the container image to a registry for use in a production environment.