Replace Terraform Module Forks with Automatic Policy Transformation Rules

In this IaCConf 2026 session, Anton Babenko (AWS Community Hero and author of the widely used Terraform AWS Modules) presents Replacing Terraform Module Forks with Automatic Policy Transformation Rules. Anton draws on a decade of Terraform work to tackle one of the most expensive problems in infrastructure as code: the fork graveyard. When teams fork modules to add missing functionality or enforce internal standards, they take on permanent maintenance debt and miss upstream patches. Anton estimates DevOps and SRE teams spend roughly 40 hours per month maintaining forks they could replace with a different approach. The session walks through the difference between policy validation (where OPA, Sentinel, or Conftest can reject a plan after the fact) and policy transformation, which rewrites modules at download time before plan even runs. Anton introduces the concept of operational rules as distinct from compliance controls, and demonstrates how to implement transformation rules yourself using open source tools you already have. He also touches on Compliance.tf, Terraform Skills, and his work bridging AI tooling with infrastructure as code. This session is essential viewing for Terraform users, OpenTofu users, platform engineers, and anyone managing reusable module ecosystems at scale. Watch every session on demand:    • IaCConf 2026   Learn more about the IaCConf community: https://iacconf.com Follow IaCConf on LinkedIn for community updates and announcements about IaCConf 2027:   / iac-conf