diff --git a/kubernetes/so/components/so-cnf-adapter/templates/authorizationpolicy.yaml b/kubernetes/so/components/so-cnf-adapter/templates/authorizationpolicy.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7158c02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kubernetes/so/components/so-cnf-adapter/templates/authorizationpolicy.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{{/*
+# Copyright © 2023 Nordix Foundation
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+*/}}
+
+{{ include "common.authorizationPolicy" . }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kubernetes/so/components/so-cnf-adapter/values.yaml b/kubernetes/so/components/so-cnf-adapter/values.yaml
index 509925e..9f75e4c 100755
--- a/kubernetes/so/components/so-cnf-adapter/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/so/components/so-cnf-adapter/values.yaml
@@ -145,6 +145,10 @@
   failureThreshold: 3
 ingress:
   enabled: false
+serviceMesh:
+  authorizationPolicy:
+    authorizedPrincipals:
+      - serviceAccount: so-read
 nodeSelector: {}
 tolerations: []
 affinity: {}