How should secrets be handled for NetworkPolicies?

Learn best practices for handling secrets in NetworkPolicies to enhance security and compliance in Kubernetes environments.
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    // Example of using Kubernetes secrets with NetworkPolicies

    apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
    kind: NetworkPolicy
    metadata:
      name: allow-database
      namespace: my-app
    spec:
      podSelector:
        matchLabels:
          app: my-database
      policyTypes:
      - Ingress
      ingress:
      - from:
        - podSelector:
            matchLabels:
              app: my-app
        ports:
        - protocol: TCP
          port: 5432
    

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