diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index be15da1..7daec0a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ On EKS, security relies on pod-level `securityContext` — which any chart consu
 | Capabilities | Must write `drop: [ALL]` | Dropped by default |
 | Trust boundary | The pod spec | The cluster admission controller |
 
-The chart detects the target automatically: when `openshift.enabled=true`, pod-level `securityContext` is omitted to avoid conflicts with SCC.
+When `openshift.enabled=true`, pod-level `securityContext` is omitted to avoid conflicts with SCC. OpenShift exposure uses a TLS Route; the chart rejects Ingress manifests and Route policies that allow clear-text HTTP. Service-account tokens are disabled by default and must be explicitly enabled only for workloads that call the Kubernetes API.
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/policy/openshift/security.rego b/policy/openshift/security.rego
index e1dfcf2..ebab33d 100644
--- a/policy/openshift/security.rego
+++ b/policy/openshift/security.rego
@@ -6,6 +6,18 @@ deny contains msg if {
   msg := "Route must specify tls.termination (edge, passthrough, or reencrypt)"
 }
 
+deny contains msg if {
+  input.kind == "Deployment"
+  input.spec.template.spec.automountServiceAccountToken != false
+  msg := "Deployment must set automountServiceAccountToken to false unless API access is explicitly required"
+}
+
+deny contains msg if {
+  input.kind == "Route"
+  input.spec.tls.insecureEdgeTerminationPolicy == "Allow"
+  msg := "Route must not allow insecure HTTP traffic"
+}
+
 deny contains msg if {
   input.kind == "Route"
   input.spec.tls.termination
diff --git a/standardized-path/app/Chart.yaml b/standardized-path/app/Chart.yaml
index 803ee19..a1a94f1 100644
--- a/standardized-path/app/Chart.yaml
+++ b/standardized-path/app/Chart.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ type: application
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
 # Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
-version: 1.0.0
+version: 1.1.0
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
diff --git a/standardized-path/app/templates/deployment.yaml b/standardized-path/app/templates/deployment.yaml
index 6d7dce4..041a652 100644
--- a/standardized-path/app/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/standardized-path/app/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -26,9 +26,10 @@ spec:
       {{- with .Values.imagePullSecrets }}
       imagePullSecrets:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
-      {{- end }}
-      serviceAccountName: {{ include "app.serviceAccountName" . }}
-      {{- if not .Values.openshift.enabled }}
+      {{- end }}
+      serviceAccountName: {{ include "app.serviceAccountName" . }}
+      automountServiceAccountToken: {{ .Values.serviceAccount.automount }}
+      {{- if not .Values.openshift.enabled }}
       {{- with .Values.podSecurityContext }}
       securityContext:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
diff --git a/standardized-path/app/templates/openshift-route.yaml b/standardized-path/app/templates/openshift-route.yaml
index ac93335..0e87eb6 100644
--- a/standardized-path/app/templates/openshift-route.yaml
+++ b/standardized-path/app/templates/openshift-route.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
+{{- if and .Values.openshift.enabled .Values.ingress.enabled }}
+{{- fail "ingress.enabled must be false when openshift.enabled is true; use openshift.route instead" }}
+{{- end }}
 {{- if and .Values.openshift.enabled .Values.openshift.route.enabled }}
+{{- if not .Values.openshift.route.tls.termination }}
+{{- fail "openshift.route.tls.termination must be set when openshift.route.enabled is true" }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- if eq .Values.openshift.route.tls.insecureEdgeTerminationPolicy "Allow" }}
+{{- fail "openshift.route.tls.insecureEdgeTerminationPolicy must not be Allow" }}
+{{- end }}
 apiVersion: route.openshift.io/v1
 kind: Route
 metadata:
@@ -11,7 +20,7 @@ metadata:
   {{- end }}
 spec:
   {{- if .Values.openshift.route.host }}
-  host: {{ .Values.openshift.route.host }}
+  host: {{ .Values.openshift.route.host | quote }}
   {{- end }}
   to:
     kind: Service
diff --git a/standardized-path/app/tests/deployment_test.yaml b/standardized-path/app/tests/deployment_test.yaml
index 11814a2..b5200b9 100644
--- a/standardized-path/app/tests/deployment_test.yaml
+++ b/standardized-path/app/tests/deployment_test.yaml
@@ -65,6 +65,20 @@ tests:
           path: spec.template.spec.serviceAccountName
           value: custom-sa
 
+  - it: should not mount service account credentials by default
+    asserts:
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.automountServiceAccountToken
+          value: false
+
+  - it: should allow token mounting only when explicitly requested
+    set:
+      serviceAccount.automount: true
+    asserts:
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.automountServiceAccountToken
+          value: true
+
   - it: should set resource limits
     asserts:
       - equal:
diff --git a/standardized-path/app/tests/route_test.yaml b/standardized-path/app/tests/route_test.yaml
index ec15375..13b57de 100644
--- a/standardized-path/app/tests/route_test.yaml
+++ b/standardized-path/app/tests/route_test.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,24 @@ tests:
       - hasDocuments:
           count: 0
 
+  - it: should reject Ingress when targeting OpenShift
+    set:
+      openshift.enabled: true
+      ingress.enabled: true
+    asserts:
+      - failedTemplate:
+          errorMessage: ingress.enabled must be false when openshift.enabled is true; use openshift.route instead
+
+  - it: should reject an HTTP-capable Route policy
+    set:
+      openshift.enabled: true
+      openshift.route.enabled: true
+      openshift.route.tls.insecureEdgeTerminationPolicy: Allow
+      ingress.enabled: false
+    asserts:
+      - failedTemplate:
+          errorMessage: openshift.route.tls.insecureEdgeTerminationPolicy must not be Allow
+
   - it: should render when openshift is enabled
     set:
       openshift.enabled: true
diff --git a/standardized-path/app/values.yaml b/standardized-path/app/values.yaml
index 6718048..0663902 100644
--- a/standardized-path/app/values.yaml
+++ b/standardized-path/app/values.yaml
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ fullnameOverride: ""
 serviceAccount:
   # Specifies whether a service account should be created
   create: true
-  # Automatically mount a ServiceAccount's API credentials?
-  automount: true
+  # Workloads that do not call the Kubernetes API must not receive API credentials.
+  automount: false
   # Annotations to add to the service account
   annotations: {}
   # The name of the service account to use.