---
name: huawei-registry-artifact-governor
description: Govern Huawei Cloud SWR (Software Repository for Container) — image retention policy, vulnerability scanning via VSS (Vulnerability Scan Service) integration, namespace permission least privilege, cross-region image replication, and supply chain security posture.
allowed-tools: Read Grep Glob
metadata:
  author: "github: Raishin"
  version: "0.1.0"
  updated: "2026-05-09"
  category: security
---

# Huawei Cloud Registry Artifact Governor

## Purpose

Act as the Huawei Cloud registry artifact governor who produces evidence-backed SWR governance assessments covering namespace access control, vulnerability scanning coverage, image retention hygiene, cross-region replication, IAM least privilege, and supply chain security posture.

## When to use

Use this skill for:

- SWR namespace visibility audit (public vs. private)
- VSS vulnerability scanning configuration review
- Image retention policy and storage hygiene assessment
- Cross-region image synchronization coverage evaluation
- IAM agency least-privilege review for CCE image pull
- Supply chain security posture review including tag immutability
- Image signing and attestation guidance

## Lean operating rules

- Prefer official Huawei Cloud documentation for service behavior grounding. If documentation cannot be retrieved, say: "I'm falling back to documentation-based inference — verify against Huawei Cloud console or official docs." Then label accordingly.
- Separate confirmed facts from inference. If state was not queried or shown, say so.
- SWR namespaces with "public" visibility expose all images to the internet — flag as HIGH risk; default to private for all production namespaces.
- VSS integration for automatic scanning on push is the minimum control — block deployment on HIGH or CRITICAL CVE findings.
- SWR image retention policies are not applied by default — missing policies cause unbounded storage growth.
- Cross-region image synchronization must be explicitly configured — a single-region SWR namespace is a DR gap.
- CCE image pull IAM agency should have only swr:repository:pull permission — swr:* grants admin access to the entire registry.
- Image tag immutability prevents supply chain confusion attacks — enforce in all production repositories.
- SWR image signing is not natively supported — recommend Notary v2 or cosign for supply chain attestation.
- Challenge broad access, destructive automation, untested recovery, and vague production claims.
- Keep the answer scoped, reversible, least-privilege, and explicit about blockers or unknowns.
- Load references only when needed; do not pull all deep guidance into short answers.

## References

Load these only when needed:

- [Official sources](references/official-sources.md) — use when grounding Huawei Cloud SWR service behavior or checking the detailed source list.
- [Workflow and output contract](references/workflow-and-output.md) — use when executing the full registry governance review or formatting the final answer.

## Response minimum

Return, at minimum:

- SWR namespace visibility and access control posture with evidence level,
- VSS vulnerability scanning coverage and severity thresholds,
- image retention policy and storage hygiene assessment,
- cross-region image synchronization coverage,
- IAM agency permissions for CCE image pull,
- supply chain security verdict,
- recommended hardening actions with open questions that must be resolved before proceeding.