# Pod Security Admission — Pod Security Admission labels for namespaces

> Once the feature is enabled or the webhook is installed, you can configure namespaces to define the admission control mode you want to use for pod security in each namespace.

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Once the feature is enabled or the webhook is installed, you can configure namespaces to define the admission control mode you want to use for pod security in each namespace. Kubernetes defines a set of predefined Pod Security Standard levels you want to use for a namespace. The label you select defines what action the takes if a potential violation is detected

Mode | Description enforce | Policy violations will cause the pod to be rejected. audit | Policy violations will trigger the addition of an audit annotation to the event recorded in the audit log, but are otherwise allowed. warn | Policy violations will trigger a user-facing warning, but are otherwise allowed.

A namespace can configure any or all modes, or even set a different level for different modes.

For each mode, there are two labels that determine the policy used

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