diff --git a/charts/hub/Chart.yaml b/charts/hub/Chart.yaml
index d599a48..a35fefc 100644
--- a/charts/hub/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/hub/Chart.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ 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: 0.184.0
+version: 0.185.0
 
 # 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/charts/hub/README.md b/charts/hub/README.md
index 8c7f265..b321180 100644
--- a/charts/hub/README.md
+++ b/charts/hub/README.md
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ and deployment-values regression coverage.
 ### Hardened Admin image (default since chart 0.184.0)
 
 `charts/hub` deploys Admin in `all` and `ui` modes. Since chart **`0.184.0`** the
-default is the signed, shell-free `ghcr.io/uug-ai/admin` (`v1.4.5`): it runs as
+default is the signed, shell-free `ghcr.io/uug-ai/admin` (`v1.4.6` since 0.185.0): it runs as
 `65532:65532` on `8080` with a read-only root filesystem, a memory-backed `/tmp`
 (`admin-tmp`, the only writable path) and `/healthz` probes. These settings are
 the defaults in `values.yaml`; keep them together with the image. Append extra
@@ -349,8 +349,8 @@ signed for its own `uug-ai/<image>` repository. "Mode" is the
 | `hub-pipeline-notification-test-signed-images.yaml` | `ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-pipeline-notification-test` | ✅ signed (from v1.2.7) | value |
 | `hub-pipeline-sprite-signed-images.yaml` | `ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-pipeline-sprite` | ✅ signed (from v1.1.28) | value |
 | `hub-pipeline-thumbnail-signed-images.yaml` | `ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-pipeline-thumbnail` | ✅ signed (from v1.3.24) | value |
-| `admin-signed-images.yaml` | `ghcr.io/uug-ai/admin` | ✅ signed (from v1.4.5) | always `Audit` |
-| `hub-reactivatesubscriptions-signed-images.yaml` | `ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-reactivatesubscriptions` | ❌ not on GHCR yet; the chart uses Docker Hub `uugai/hub-reactivatesubscriptions` | always `Audit` |
+| `admin-signed-images.yaml` | `ghcr.io/uug-ai/admin` | ✅ signed (from v1.4.5) | value |
+| `hub-reactivatesubscriptions-signed-images.yaml` | `ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-reactivatesubscriptions` | ✅ signed (from v1.0.3, the first GHCR release) | value |
 
 Since chart **`0.182.0`** every `ghcr.io/uug-ai` image's releases are signed, so
 every policy follows `imageVerification.validationFailureAction`, except
@@ -368,10 +368,16 @@ Since chart **`0.184.0`** only `ghcr.io/uug-ai` images are trusted:
   hardened yet stay in `Audit` (the tables mark them), so they show up as
   failures in Policy Reporter without ever being blocked;
 - `trusted-registry.yaml` (category **`Image registry`**, `Audit`) reports every
-  container image from any other registry or organisation. The chart can still
-  deploy two: `uugai/hub-reactivatesubscriptions` (Docker Hub; not released to
-  GHCR yet) and the third-party `quay.io/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy` (pin it to
-  a version or digest rather than `:latest`).
+  container image from any other registry or organisation. Since **`0.185.0`**
+  the only one the chart can still deploy is the third-party
+  `quay.io/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy` (pin it to a version or digest rather
+  than `:latest`).
+
+Since chart **`0.185.0`** every UUG.AI image defaults to a signed, hardened
+release with the attestation (Admin `v1.4.6`, hub-reactivatesubscriptions
+`v1.0.3` on `ghcr.io/uug-ai`), and every policy follows its
+`validationFailureAction` value except `hub-objecttracking`'s, whose `-gpu`
+image is not signed or hardened yet.
 
 To change a policy, edit its file. To add an image, copy a policy file and
 change the image and repository.
@@ -449,18 +455,18 @@ image whose repository makes hardened releases, in `templates/kyverno/`:
 | `hub-pipeline-monitor-hardened-images.yaml` | `ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-pipeline-monitor` |
 | `hub-pipeline-sequence-hardened-images.yaml` | `ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-pipeline-sequence` |
 | `hub-pipeline-throttler-hardened-images.yaml` | `ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-pipeline-throttler` |
-| `hub-audit-hardened-images.yaml` | `ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-audit` (not hardened yet; always `Audit`) |
-| `hub-objecttracking-hardened-images.yaml` | `ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-objecttracking` (not hardened yet; always `Audit`) |
-| `hub-vlm-hardened-images.yaml` | `ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-vlm` (not hardened yet; always `Audit`) |
-| `hub-pipeline-dominantcolors-hardened-images.yaml` | `ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-pipeline-dominantcolors` (not hardened yet; always `Audit`) |
-| `hub-pipeline-event-hardened-images.yaml` | `ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-pipeline-event` (not hardened yet; always `Audit`) |
-| `hub-pipeline-export-hardened-images.yaml` | `ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-pipeline-export` (not hardened yet; always `Audit`) |
-| `hub-pipeline-notification-hardened-images.yaml` | `ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-pipeline-notification` (not hardened yet; always `Audit`) |
-| `hub-pipeline-notification-test-hardened-images.yaml` | `ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-pipeline-notification-test` (not hardened yet; always `Audit`) |
-| `hub-pipeline-sprite-hardened-images.yaml` | `ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-pipeline-sprite` (not hardened yet; always `Audit`) |
-| `hub-pipeline-thumbnail-hardened-images.yaml` | `ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-pipeline-thumbnail` (not hardened yet; always `Audit`) |
-| `admin-hardened-images.yaml` | `ghcr.io/uug-ai/admin` (not hardened yet; always `Audit`) |
-| `hub-reactivatesubscriptions-hardened-images.yaml` | `ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-reactivatesubscriptions` (not hardened yet; always `Audit`) |
+| `hub-audit-hardened-images.yaml` | `ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-audit` (hardened from v1.0.12) |
+| `hub-objecttracking-hardened-images.yaml` | `ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-objecttracking` (hardened from v1.0.11; `-gpu` image not yet; always `Audit`) |
+| `hub-vlm-hardened-images.yaml` | `ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-vlm` (hardened from v1.0.9) |
+| `hub-pipeline-dominantcolors-hardened-images.yaml` | `ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-pipeline-dominantcolors` (hardened from v2.0.11) |
+| `hub-pipeline-event-hardened-images.yaml` | `ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-pipeline-event` (hardened from v1.3.11) |
+| `hub-pipeline-export-hardened-images.yaml` | `ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-pipeline-export` (hardened from v1.2.23) |
+| `hub-pipeline-notification-hardened-images.yaml` | `ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-pipeline-notification` (hardened from v1.3.49) |
+| `hub-pipeline-notification-test-hardened-images.yaml` | `ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-pipeline-notification-test` (hardened from v1.2.8) |
+| `hub-pipeline-sprite-hardened-images.yaml` | `ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-pipeline-sprite` (hardened from v1.1.29) |
+| `hub-pipeline-thumbnail-hardened-images.yaml` | `ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-pipeline-thumbnail` (hardened from v1.3.25) |
+| `admin-hardened-images.yaml` | `ghcr.io/uug-ai/admin` (hardened from v1.4.6) |
+| `hub-reactivatesubscriptions-hardened-images.yaml` | `ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-reactivatesubscriptions` (hardened from v1.0.3) |
 
 Each requires the attestation to be signed by the UUG.AI release workflow for
 the image's own repository, and its `result` and `repository` to be `passed`
@@ -834,7 +840,7 @@ kerberospipeline:
 | `kerberosvault.sprite.secretKey` | Secret key for `kerberosvault.sprite`. | `"xxx"` |
 | `admin.repository` | Container image repository for `admin`. | `"ghcr.io/uug-ai/admin"` |
 | `admin.pullPolicy` | Image pull policy for `admin`. | `"IfNotPresent"` |
-| `admin.tag` | Container image tag/version for `admin`. | `"v1.4.5"` |
+| `admin.tag` | Container image tag/version for `admin`. | `"v1.4.6"` |
 | `admin.replicas` | Number of replicas for `admin`. | `2` |
 | `admin.logLevel` | Log verbosity level for `admin`. | `"info"` |
 | `admin.resources.requests.memory` | Memory request for `admin`. | `"100Mi"` |
@@ -1064,7 +1070,7 @@ kerberospipeline:
 | `kerberoshub.cleanup.resources.requests.cpu` | CPU request for `kerberoshub.cleanup`. | `"10m"` |
 | `kerberoshub.audit.repository` | Hub audit service container image repository. | `"ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-audit"` |
 | `kerberoshub.audit.pullPolicy` | Hub audit service image pull policy. | `"IfNotPresent"` |
-| `kerberoshub.audit.tag` | Hub audit service image tag. S3 destinations need v1.0.9 or later, and `s3.allowUnlockedBucket` needs v1.0.10. | `"v1.0.11"` |
+| `kerberoshub.audit.tag` | Hub audit service image tag. S3 destinations need v1.0.9 or later, and `s3.allowUnlockedBucket` needs v1.0.10. | `"v1.0.12"` |
 | `kerberoshub.audit.replicas` | Number of audit service replicas. Per-destination MongoDB leases prevent concurrent delivery. | `1` |
 | `kerberoshub.audit.dispatchInterval` | How often the mounted destination configuration is reloaded and eligible destinations are polled. | `"5s"` |
 | `kerberoshub.audit.leaseDuration` | Per-destination lease duration. It must exceed every destination timeout by at least 30 seconds. | `"2m"` |
@@ -1108,16 +1114,16 @@ kerberospipeline:
 | `kerberoshub.monitordevice.scanIntervalSeconds` | Seconds between device status scans. Sets how quickly a camera going offline or online is detected. For accounts with "Group notifications" on, `hub-monitor-device` v1.4.10 and later then hold a change 20 seconds (`DEVICE_GROUPING_HOLD_SECONDS`) to collect other cameras that change status at the same time; older releases hold it one scan. | `60` |
 | `kerberoshub.monitordevice.resources.requests.memory` | Memory request for `kerberoshub.monitordevice`. | `"10Mi"` |
 | `kerberoshub.monitordevice.resources.requests.cpu` | CPU request for `kerberoshub.monitordevice`. | `"10m"` |
-| `kerberoshub.reactivate.repository` | Container image repository for `kerberoshub.reactivate`. | `"uugai/hub-reactivatesubscriptions"` |
+| `kerberoshub.reactivate.repository` | Container image repository for `kerberoshub.reactivate`. | `"ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-reactivatesubscriptions"` |
 | `kerberoshub.reactivate.pullPolicy` | Image pull policy for `kerberoshub.reactivate`. | `"IfNotPresent"` |
-| `kerberoshub.reactivate.tag` | Container image tag/version for `kerberoshub.reactivate`. | `"v1.0.2"` |
+| `kerberoshub.reactivate.tag` | Container image tag/version for `kerberoshub.reactivate`. | `"v1.0.3"` |
 | `kerberoshub.reactivate.replicas` | Number of replicas for `kerberoshub.reactivate`. Set to `0` to disable. | `0` |
 | `kerberoshub.reactivate.logLevel` | Log verbosity level for `kerberoshub.reactivate`. | `"info"` |
 | `kerberoshub.reactivate.resources.requests.memory` | Memory request for `kerberoshub.reactivate`. | `"10Mi"` |
 | `kerberoshub.reactivate.resources.requests.cpu` | CPU request for `kerberoshub.reactivate`. | `"10m"` |
 | `kerberospipeline.event.repository` | The [event orchestration](https://doc.kerberos.io/hub/pipeline/#orchestrator) microservice. | `"ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-pipeline-event"` |
 | `kerberospipeline.event.pullPolicy` | The Docker registry pull policy. | `"IfNotPresent"` |
-| `kerberospipeline.event.tag` | The Docker image tag/version. | `"v1.3.10"` |
+| `kerberospipeline.event.tag` | The Docker image tag/version. | `"v1.3.11"` |
 | `kerberospipeline.event.replicas` | Number of replicas for `kerberospipeline.event`. | `1` |
 | `kerberospipeline.event.logLevel` | Log verbosity level for `kerberospipeline.event`. | `"info"` |
 | `kerberospipeline.event.resources.requests.memory` | Memory request for `kerberospipeline.event`. | `"10Mi"` |
@@ -1144,7 +1150,7 @@ kerberospipeline:
 | `kerberospipeline.throttler.resources.requests.cpu` | CPU request for `kerberospipeline.throttler`. | `"10m"` |
 | `kerberospipeline.notify.repository` | The [notification microservice](https://doc.kerberos.io/hub/pipeline/#notification), sending notifications on events. | `"ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-pipeline-notification"` |
 | `kerberospipeline.notify.pullPolicy` | The Docker registry pull policy. | `"IfNotPresent"` |
-| `kerberospipeline.notify.tag` | The Docker image tag/version. | `"v1.3.48"` |
+| `kerberospipeline.notify.tag` | The Docker image tag/version. | `"v1.3.49"` |
 | `kerberospipeline.notify.replicas` | Number of replicas for `kerberospipeline.notify`. | `1` |
 | `kerberospipeline.notify.audit.enabled` | Enable audit publishing from the notification worker when global auditing is enabled. | `true` |
 | `kerberospipeline.notify.logLevel` | Log verbosity level for `kerberospipeline.notify`. | `"info"` |
@@ -1153,7 +1159,7 @@ kerberospipeline:
 | `kerberospipeline.notify.resources.requests.cpu` | CPU request for `kerberospipeline.notify`. | `"10m"` |
 | `kerberospipeline.notifyTest.repository` | The notification service for testing, the different channels. | `"uugai/hub-pipeline-notification-test"` |
 | `kerberospipeline.notifyTest.pullPolicy` | The Docker registry pull policy. | `"IfNotPresent"` |
-| `kerberospipeline.notifyTest.tag` | The Docker image tag/version. | `"v1.2.7"` |
+| `kerberospipeline.notifyTest.tag` | The Docker image tag/version. | `"v1.2.8"` |
 | `kerberospipeline.notifyTest.replicas` | Number of replicas for `kerberospipeline.notifyTest`. | `1` |
 | `kerberospipeline.notifyTest.resources.requests.memory` | Memory request for `kerberospipeline.notifyTest`. | `"10Mi"` |
 | `kerberospipeline.notifyTest.resources.requests.cpu` | CPU request for `kerberospipeline.notifyTest`. | `"10m"` |
@@ -1171,7 +1177,7 @@ kerberospipeline:
 | `kerberospipeline.dominantColor.enabled` | Deploy `pipe-dominantcolor` and let the analysis stage schedule it (`DOMINANTCOLOR_ENABLED`). Requires an analysis image that reads the flag. | `false` |
 | `kerberospipeline.dominantColor.repository` | The dominant color microservices is computing a top 3 color histogram. | `"ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-pipeline-dominantcolors"` |
 | `kerberospipeline.dominantColor.pullPolicy` | The Docker registry pull policy. | `"IfNotPresent"` |
-| `kerberospipeline.dominantColor.tag` | The Docker image tag/version. | `"v2.0.10"` |
+| `kerberospipeline.dominantColor.tag` | The Docker image tag/version. | `"v2.0.11"` |
 | `kerberospipeline.dominantColor.replicas` | Number of replicas for `kerberospipeline.dominantColor`. | `3` |
 | `kerberospipeline.dominantColor.logLevel` | Log verbosity level for `kerberospipeline.dominantColor`. | `"info"` |
 | `kerberospipeline.dominantColor.resources.requests.memory` | Memory request for `kerberospipeline.dominantColor`. | `"512Mi"` |
@@ -1180,7 +1186,7 @@ kerberospipeline:
 | `kerberospipeline.dominantColor.resources.limits.cpu` | CPU limit for `kerberospipeline.dominantColor`. | `"1000m"` |
 | `kerberospipeline.thumbnail.repository` | The thumbnail microservices generated a thumbnail for a recordings. | `"ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-pipeline-thumbnail"` |
 | `kerberospipeline.thumbnail.pullPolicy` | The Docker registry pull policy. | `"IfNotPresent"` |
-| `kerberospipeline.thumbnail.tag` | The Docker image tag/version. | `"v1.3.24"` |
+| `kerberospipeline.thumbnail.tag` | The Docker image tag/version. | `"v1.3.25"` |
 | `kerberospipeline.thumbnail.replicas` | Number of replicas for `kerberospipeline.thumbnail`. | `2` |
 | `kerberospipeline.thumbnail.prefetchCount` | Max unacknowledged RabbitMQ messages per pod (`RABBITMQ_PREFETCH_COUNT`); `0` keeps the service default of 5. Requires hub-pipeline-thumbnail ≥ v1.3.15. | `0` |
 | `kerberospipeline.sprite.prefetchCount` | Max unacknowledged RabbitMQ messages per pod (`RABBITMQ_PREFETCH_COUNT`); `0` keeps the service default of 5. Requires hub-pipeline-sprite ≥ v1.1.21. | `0` |
@@ -1203,7 +1209,7 @@ kerberospipeline:
 | `kerberospipeline.sprite.enabled` | Enable or disable `kerberospipeline.sprite`. | `false` |
 | `kerberospipeline.sprite.repository` | Container image repository for `kerberospipeline.sprite`. | `"ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-pipeline-sprite"` |
 | `kerberospipeline.sprite.pullPolicy` | Image pull policy for `kerberospipeline.sprite`. | `"IfNotPresent"` |
-| `kerberospipeline.sprite.tag` | Container image tag/version for `kerberospipeline.sprite`. | `"v1.1.28"` |
+| `kerberospipeline.sprite.tag` | Container image tag/version for `kerberospipeline.sprite`. | `"v1.1.29"` |
 | `kerberospipeline.sprite.replicas` | Number of replicas for `kerberospipeline.sprite`. | `5` |
 | `kerberospipeline.sprite.logLevel` | Log verbosity level for `kerberospipeline.sprite`. | `"info"` |
 | `kerberospipeline.sprite.interval` | Configuration value for `kerberospipeline.sprite.interval`. | `"1"` |
@@ -1215,7 +1221,7 @@ kerberospipeline:
 | `kerberospipeline.sprite.resources.limits.cpu` | CPU limit for `kerberospipeline.sprite`. | `"1000m"` |
 | `kerberospipeline.export.repository` | Container image repository for `kerberospipeline.export`. | `"ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-pipeline-export"` |
 | `kerberospipeline.export.pullPolicy` | Image pull policy for `kerberospipeline.export`. | `"IfNotPresent"` |
-| `kerberospipeline.export.tag` | Container image tag/version for `kerberospipeline.export`. | `"v1.2.22"` |
+| `kerberospipeline.export.tag` | Container image tag/version for `kerberospipeline.export`. | `"v1.2.23"` |
 | `kerberospipeline.export.replicas` | Number of replicas for `kerberospipeline.export`. | `2` |
 | `kerberospipeline.export.logLevel` | Log verbosity level for `kerberospipeline.export`. | `"info"` |
 | `kerberospipeline.export.resources.requests.memory` | Memory request for `kerberospipeline.export`. | `"10Mi"` |
diff --git a/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/admin-hardened-images.yaml b/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/admin-hardened-images.yaml
index 79ab8cf..31cda2e 100644
--- a/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/admin-hardened-images.yaml
+++ b/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/admin-hardened-images.yaml
@@ -19,11 +19,8 @@ metadata:
 # Kyverno defaults apply: background scans of running pods, attestation required.
 # Only settings whose Kyverno default would change behaviour are set below.
 spec:
-  # Not hardened yet: uug-ai/admin has no hardened release with the
-  # image-hardening attestation. Only ghcr.io/uug-ai/admin is trusted.
-  # This policy reports that gap and stays in Audit, even when
-  # imageHardening.validationFailureAction is Enforce.
-  validationFailureAction: Audit
+  # Audit: report images without a hardened release, don't block. Enforce: reject the pod.
+  validationFailureAction: {{ .Values.imageHardening.validationFailureAction }}
   # Kyverno's default (Fail) would stop admin pods starting while Kyverno is down.
   failurePolicy: Ignore
   # Verifying against GHCR and Rekor can exceed the 10s default.
diff --git a/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/admin-signed-images.yaml b/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/admin-signed-images.yaml
index 056e8d3..a8a3fd9 100644
--- a/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/admin-signed-images.yaml
+++ b/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/admin-signed-images.yaml
@@ -17,12 +17,8 @@ metadata:
 # Kyverno defaults apply: background scans of running pods, signature required.
 # Only settings whose Kyverno default would change behaviour are set below.
 spec:
-  # Only ghcr.io/uug-ai/admin is trusted. The chart's default image comes from
-  # Docker Hub (not matched here; reported by trusted-registry.yaml); switch it to
-  # the signed ghcr.io/uug-ai/admin release.
-  # This policy reports that gap and stays in Audit, even when
-  # imageVerification.validationFailureAction is Enforce.
-  validationFailureAction: Audit
+  # Audit: report unsigned images, don't block. Enforce: reject the pod.
+  validationFailureAction: {{ .Values.imageVerification.validationFailureAction }}
   # Kyverno's default (Fail) would stop admin pods starting while Kyverno is down.
   failurePolicy: Ignore
   # Verifying against GHCR and Rekor can exceed the 10s default.
@@ -50,7 +46,7 @@ spec:
                     subjectRegExp: '^https://github\.com/uug-ai/workflows/\.github/workflows/release-create\.yml@(refs/.+|[0-9a-f]{40})$'
                     additionalExtensions:
                       # That workflow signs for every UUG.AI repository; this
-                      # binds the signature to uug-ai/admin.
+                      # binds the signature to admin's own repository.
                       githubWorkflowRepository: uug-ai/admin
                     rekor:
                       url: https://rekor.sigstore.dev
diff --git a/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-audit-hardened-images.yaml b/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-audit-hardened-images.yaml
index ac2e435..6487fba 100644
--- a/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-audit-hardened-images.yaml
+++ b/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-audit-hardened-images.yaml
@@ -19,12 +19,8 @@ metadata:
 # Kyverno defaults apply: background scans of running pods, attestation required.
 # Only settings whose Kyverno default would change behaviour are set below.
 spec:
-  # Not hardened yet: uug-ai/hub-audit has no hardened release with the
-  # image-hardening attestation (the image does not meet the hardened contract
-  # yet). This policy reports that gap and stays in Audit, even when
-  # imageHardening.validationFailureAction is Enforce. Once its releases are
-  # hardened, use the same line as hub-api-hardened-images.yaml.
-  validationFailureAction: Audit
+  # Audit: report images without a hardened release, don't block. Enforce: reject the pod.
+  validationFailureAction: {{ .Values.imageHardening.validationFailureAction }}
   # Kyverno's default (Fail) would stop hub-audit pods starting while Kyverno is down.
   failurePolicy: Ignore
   # Verifying against GHCR and Rekor can exceed the 10s default.
diff --git a/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-objecttracking-hardened-images.yaml b/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-objecttracking-hardened-images.yaml
index a8e4b0f..da394de 100644
--- a/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-objecttracking-hardened-images.yaml
+++ b/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-objecttracking-hardened-images.yaml
@@ -19,11 +19,10 @@ metadata:
 # Kyverno defaults apply: background scans of running pods, attestation required.
 # Only settings whose Kyverno default would change behaviour are set below.
 spec:
-  # Not hardened yet: uug-ai/hub-objecttracking has no hardened release with the
-  # image-hardening attestation (the image does not meet the hardened contract
-  # yet). This policy reports that gap and stays in Audit, even when
-  # imageHardening.validationFailureAction is Enforce. Once its releases are
-  # hardened, use the same line as hub-api-hardened-images.yaml.
+  # The standard image is hardened (from v1.0.11), but its `-gpu` image is not:
+  # it is built outside the shared release workflow. This policy stays in Audit,
+  # even when imageHardening.validationFailureAction is Enforce. Once the `-gpu`
+  # image is hardened, use the same line as hub-api-hardened-images.yaml.
   validationFailureAction: Audit
   # Kyverno's default (Fail) would stop hub-objecttracking pods starting while Kyverno is down.
   failurePolicy: Ignore
diff --git a/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-pipeline-dominantcolors-hardened-images.yaml b/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-pipeline-dominantcolors-hardened-images.yaml
index 685c044..98866a5 100644
--- a/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-pipeline-dominantcolors-hardened-images.yaml
+++ b/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-pipeline-dominantcolors-hardened-images.yaml
@@ -19,12 +19,8 @@ metadata:
 # Kyverno defaults apply: background scans of running pods, attestation required.
 # Only settings whose Kyverno default would change behaviour are set below.
 spec:
-  # Not hardened yet: uug-ai/hub-pipeline-dominantcolors has no hardened release with the
-  # image-hardening attestation (the image does not meet the hardened contract
-  # yet). This policy reports that gap and stays in Audit, even when
-  # imageHardening.validationFailureAction is Enforce. Once its releases are
-  # hardened, use the same line as hub-api-hardened-images.yaml.
-  validationFailureAction: Audit
+  # Audit: report images without a hardened release, don't block. Enforce: reject the pod.
+  validationFailureAction: {{ .Values.imageHardening.validationFailureAction }}
   # Kyverno's default (Fail) would stop hub-pipeline-dominantcolors pods starting while Kyverno is down.
   failurePolicy: Ignore
   # Verifying against GHCR and Rekor can exceed the 10s default.
diff --git a/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-pipeline-event-hardened-images.yaml b/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-pipeline-event-hardened-images.yaml
index 5924710..a040689 100644
--- a/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-pipeline-event-hardened-images.yaml
+++ b/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-pipeline-event-hardened-images.yaml
@@ -19,12 +19,8 @@ metadata:
 # Kyverno defaults apply: background scans of running pods, attestation required.
 # Only settings whose Kyverno default would change behaviour are set below.
 spec:
-  # Not hardened yet: uug-ai/hub-pipeline-event has no hardened release with the
-  # image-hardening attestation (the image does not meet the hardened contract
-  # yet). This policy reports that gap and stays in Audit, even when
-  # imageHardening.validationFailureAction is Enforce. Once its releases are
-  # hardened, use the same line as hub-api-hardened-images.yaml.
-  validationFailureAction: Audit
+  # Audit: report images without a hardened release, don't block. Enforce: reject the pod.
+  validationFailureAction: {{ .Values.imageHardening.validationFailureAction }}
   # Kyverno's default (Fail) would stop hub-pipeline-event pods starting while Kyverno is down.
   failurePolicy: Ignore
   # Verifying against GHCR and Rekor can exceed the 10s default.
diff --git a/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-pipeline-export-hardened-images.yaml b/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-pipeline-export-hardened-images.yaml
index 24d9248..facba14 100644
--- a/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-pipeline-export-hardened-images.yaml
+++ b/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-pipeline-export-hardened-images.yaml
@@ -19,12 +19,8 @@ metadata:
 # Kyverno defaults apply: background scans of running pods, attestation required.
 # Only settings whose Kyverno default would change behaviour are set below.
 spec:
-  # Not hardened yet: uug-ai/hub-pipeline-export has no hardened release with the
-  # image-hardening attestation (the image does not meet the hardened contract
-  # yet). This policy reports that gap and stays in Audit, even when
-  # imageHardening.validationFailureAction is Enforce. Once its releases are
-  # hardened, use the same line as hub-api-hardened-images.yaml.
-  validationFailureAction: Audit
+  # Audit: report images without a hardened release, don't block. Enforce: reject the pod.
+  validationFailureAction: {{ .Values.imageHardening.validationFailureAction }}
   # Kyverno's default (Fail) would stop hub-pipeline-export pods starting while Kyverno is down.
   failurePolicy: Ignore
   # Verifying against GHCR and Rekor can exceed the 10s default.
diff --git a/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-pipeline-notification-hardened-images.yaml b/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-pipeline-notification-hardened-images.yaml
index c45f3cb..e7581db 100644
--- a/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-pipeline-notification-hardened-images.yaml
+++ b/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-pipeline-notification-hardened-images.yaml
@@ -19,12 +19,8 @@ metadata:
 # Kyverno defaults apply: background scans of running pods, attestation required.
 # Only settings whose Kyverno default would change behaviour are set below.
 spec:
-  # Not hardened yet: uug-ai/hub-pipeline-notification has no hardened release with the
-  # image-hardening attestation (the image does not meet the hardened contract
-  # yet). This policy reports that gap and stays in Audit, even when
-  # imageHardening.validationFailureAction is Enforce. Once its releases are
-  # hardened, use the same line as hub-api-hardened-images.yaml.
-  validationFailureAction: Audit
+  # Audit: report images without a hardened release, don't block. Enforce: reject the pod.
+  validationFailureAction: {{ .Values.imageHardening.validationFailureAction }}
   # Kyverno's default (Fail) would stop hub-pipeline-notification pods starting while Kyverno is down.
   failurePolicy: Ignore
   # Verifying against GHCR and Rekor can exceed the 10s default.
diff --git a/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-pipeline-notification-test-hardened-images.yaml b/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-pipeline-notification-test-hardened-images.yaml
index a2aa81a..29f6eb1 100644
--- a/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-pipeline-notification-test-hardened-images.yaml
+++ b/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-pipeline-notification-test-hardened-images.yaml
@@ -19,12 +19,8 @@ metadata:
 # Kyverno defaults apply: background scans of running pods, attestation required.
 # Only settings whose Kyverno default would change behaviour are set below.
 spec:
-  # Not hardened yet: uug-ai/hub-pipeline-notification-test has no hardened release with the
-  # image-hardening attestation (the image does not meet the hardened contract
-  # yet). This policy reports that gap and stays in Audit, even when
-  # imageHardening.validationFailureAction is Enforce. Once its releases are
-  # hardened, use the same line as hub-api-hardened-images.yaml.
-  validationFailureAction: Audit
+  # Audit: report images without a hardened release, don't block. Enforce: reject the pod.
+  validationFailureAction: {{ .Values.imageHardening.validationFailureAction }}
   # Kyverno's default (Fail) would stop hub-pipeline-notification-test pods starting while Kyverno is down.
   failurePolicy: Ignore
   # Verifying against GHCR and Rekor can exceed the 10s default.
diff --git a/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-pipeline-sprite-hardened-images.yaml b/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-pipeline-sprite-hardened-images.yaml
index 12c3d4e..c7698bb 100644
--- a/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-pipeline-sprite-hardened-images.yaml
+++ b/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-pipeline-sprite-hardened-images.yaml
@@ -19,12 +19,8 @@ metadata:
 # Kyverno defaults apply: background scans of running pods, attestation required.
 # Only settings whose Kyverno default would change behaviour are set below.
 spec:
-  # Not hardened yet: uug-ai/hub-pipeline-sprite has no hardened release with the
-  # image-hardening attestation (the image does not meet the hardened contract
-  # yet). This policy reports that gap and stays in Audit, even when
-  # imageHardening.validationFailureAction is Enforce. Once its releases are
-  # hardened, use the same line as hub-api-hardened-images.yaml.
-  validationFailureAction: Audit
+  # Audit: report images without a hardened release, don't block. Enforce: reject the pod.
+  validationFailureAction: {{ .Values.imageHardening.validationFailureAction }}
   # Kyverno's default (Fail) would stop hub-pipeline-sprite pods starting while Kyverno is down.
   failurePolicy: Ignore
   # Verifying against GHCR and Rekor can exceed the 10s default.
diff --git a/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-pipeline-thumbnail-hardened-images.yaml b/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-pipeline-thumbnail-hardened-images.yaml
index eff23a0..f4c4f43 100644
--- a/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-pipeline-thumbnail-hardened-images.yaml
+++ b/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-pipeline-thumbnail-hardened-images.yaml
@@ -19,12 +19,8 @@ metadata:
 # Kyverno defaults apply: background scans of running pods, attestation required.
 # Only settings whose Kyverno default would change behaviour are set below.
 spec:
-  # Not hardened yet: uug-ai/hub-pipeline-thumbnail has no hardened release with the
-  # image-hardening attestation (the image does not meet the hardened contract
-  # yet). This policy reports that gap and stays in Audit, even when
-  # imageHardening.validationFailureAction is Enforce. Once its releases are
-  # hardened, use the same line as hub-api-hardened-images.yaml.
-  validationFailureAction: Audit
+  # Audit: report images without a hardened release, don't block. Enforce: reject the pod.
+  validationFailureAction: {{ .Values.imageHardening.validationFailureAction }}
   # Kyverno's default (Fail) would stop hub-pipeline-thumbnail pods starting while Kyverno is down.
   failurePolicy: Ignore
   # Verifying against GHCR and Rekor can exceed the 10s default.
diff --git a/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-reactivatesubscriptions-hardened-images.yaml b/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-reactivatesubscriptions-hardened-images.yaml
index a6572d8..526e719 100644
--- a/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-reactivatesubscriptions-hardened-images.yaml
+++ b/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-reactivatesubscriptions-hardened-images.yaml
@@ -19,11 +19,8 @@ metadata:
 # Kyverno defaults apply: background scans of running pods, attestation required.
 # Only settings whose Kyverno default would change behaviour are set below.
 spec:
-  # Not hardened yet: uug-ai/hub-reactivatesubscriptions has no hardened release with the
-  # image-hardening attestation. Only ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-reactivatesubscriptions is trusted.
-  # This policy reports that gap and stays in Audit, even when
-  # imageHardening.validationFailureAction is Enforce.
-  validationFailureAction: Audit
+  # Audit: report images without a hardened release, don't block. Enforce: reject the pod.
+  validationFailureAction: {{ .Values.imageHardening.validationFailureAction }}
   # Kyverno's default (Fail) would stop hub-reactivatesubscriptions pods starting while Kyverno is down.
   failurePolicy: Ignore
   # Verifying against GHCR and Rekor can exceed the 10s default.
diff --git a/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-reactivatesubscriptions-signed-images.yaml b/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-reactivatesubscriptions-signed-images.yaml
index 440d307..2098844 100644
--- a/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-reactivatesubscriptions-signed-images.yaml
+++ b/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-reactivatesubscriptions-signed-images.yaml
@@ -17,12 +17,8 @@ metadata:
 # Kyverno defaults apply: background scans of running pods, signature required.
 # Only settings whose Kyverno default would change behaviour are set below.
 spec:
-  # Only ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-reactivatesubscriptions is trusted. The chart's default image comes from
-  # Docker Hub (not matched here; reported by trusted-registry.yaml); switch it to
-  # the signed ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-reactivatesubscriptions release.
-  # This policy reports that gap and stays in Audit, even when
-  # imageVerification.validationFailureAction is Enforce.
-  validationFailureAction: Audit
+  # Audit: report unsigned images, don't block. Enforce: reject the pod.
+  validationFailureAction: {{ .Values.imageVerification.validationFailureAction }}
   # Kyverno's default (Fail) would stop hub-reactivatesubscriptions pods starting while Kyverno is down.
   failurePolicy: Ignore
   # Verifying against GHCR and Rekor can exceed the 10s default.
@@ -50,7 +46,7 @@ spec:
                     subjectRegExp: '^https://github\.com/uug-ai/workflows/\.github/workflows/release-create\.yml@(refs/.+|[0-9a-f]{40})$'
                     additionalExtensions:
                       # That workflow signs for every UUG.AI repository; this
-                      # binds the signature to uug-ai/hub-reactivatesubscriptions.
+                      # binds the signature to hub-reactivatesubscriptions's own repository.
                       githubWorkflowRepository: uug-ai/hub-reactivatesubscriptions
                     rekor:
                       url: https://rekor.sigstore.dev
diff --git a/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-vlm-hardened-images.yaml b/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-vlm-hardened-images.yaml
index 1f770a9..caf0617 100644
--- a/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-vlm-hardened-images.yaml
+++ b/charts/hub/templates/kyverno/hub-vlm-hardened-images.yaml
@@ -19,12 +19,8 @@ metadata:
 # Kyverno defaults apply: background scans of running pods, attestation required.
 # Only settings whose Kyverno default would change behaviour are set below.
 spec:
-  # Not hardened yet: uug-ai/hub-vlm has no hardened release with the
-  # image-hardening attestation (the image does not meet the hardened contract
-  # yet). This policy reports that gap and stays in Audit, even when
-  # imageHardening.validationFailureAction is Enforce. Once its releases are
-  # hardened, use the same line as hub-api-hardened-images.yaml.
-  validationFailureAction: Audit
+  # Audit: report images without a hardened release, don't block. Enforce: reject the pod.
+  validationFailureAction: {{ .Values.imageHardening.validationFailureAction }}
   # Kyverno's default (Fail) would stop hub-vlm pods starting while Kyverno is down.
   failurePolicy: Ignore
   # Verifying against GHCR and Rekor can exceed the 10s default.
diff --git a/charts/hub/values.yaml b/charts/hub/values.yaml
index fc0585e..bf5b1a2 100644
--- a/charts/hub/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/hub/values.yaml
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ admin:
     initialDelaySeconds: 10
     periodSeconds: 10
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-  tag: "v1.4.5"
+  tag: "v1.4.6"
   replicas: 2
   # Optional pod topology spread constraints for this deployment. Empty by
   # default. Example:
@@ -916,7 +916,7 @@ kerberoshub:
   audit:
     repository: ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-audit
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-    tag: "v1.0.11"
+    tag: "v1.0.12"
     replicas: 1
     resources: {}
     # resources:
@@ -1174,7 +1174,7 @@ kerberoshub:
           #  enabled: true
           #  repository: ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-objecttracking
           #  pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-          #  tag: "v1.0.10"
+          #  tag: "v1.0.11"
           #  replicas: 1 # Number of pods for the worker.
           #  topologySpreadConstraints: [] # Optional pod topology spread constraints (empty = none).
           #  logLevel: "info" # possible values: trace, debug, info, warn, error
@@ -1199,7 +1199,7 @@ kerberoshub:
           #  enabled: true
           #  repository: ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-vlm
           #  pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-          #  tag: "v1.0.8"
+          #  tag: "v1.0.9"
           #  replicas: 1 # Number of pods for the worker.
           #  topologySpreadConstraints: [] # Optional pod topology spread constraints (empty = none).
           #  logLevel: "info" # possible values: trace, debug, info, warn, error
@@ -1248,9 +1248,9 @@ kerberoshub:
         #    persistentVolumeClaim:
         #      claimName: custom-layout-claim
   reactivate:
-    repository: uugai/hub-reactivatesubscriptions
+    repository: ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-reactivatesubscriptions
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-    tag: "v1.0.2"
+    tag: "v1.0.3"
     replicas: 0 # Number of pods for the service. Set to 0 to disable.
     topologySpreadConstraints: [] # Optional pod topology spread constraints (empty = none).
     # Optional extra volumes / volumeMounts for this deployment (empty = none).
@@ -1277,7 +1277,7 @@ kerberospipeline:
     #   argocd.argoproj.io/sync-wave: "10"
     repository: ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-pipeline-event
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-    tag: "v1.3.10"
+    tag: "v1.3.11"
     replicas: 1 # Number of pods for the service.
     topologySpreadConstraints: [] # Optional pod topology spread constraints (empty = none).
     # Optional extra volumes / volumeMounts for this deployment (empty = none).
@@ -1365,7 +1365,7 @@ kerberospipeline:
     # deploymentAnnotations:
     #   argocd.argoproj.io/sync-wave: "20"
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-    tag: "v1.3.48"
+    tag: "v1.3.49"
     replicas: 1 # Number of pods for the service.
     audit:
       enabled: true
@@ -1387,7 +1387,7 @@ kerberospipeline:
   notifyTest:
     repository: ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-pipeline-notification-test
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-    tag: "v1.2.7"
+    tag: "v1.2.8"
     replicas: 1 # Number of pods for the service.
     topologySpreadConstraints: [] # Optional pod topology spread constraints (empty = none).
     resources:
@@ -1450,7 +1450,7 @@ kerberospipeline:
     # deploymentAnnotations:
     #   argocd.argoproj.io/sync-wave: "50"
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-    tag: "v2.0.10"
+    tag: "v2.0.11"
     replicas: 3 # Number of pods for the service.
     topologySpreadConstraints: [] # Optional pod topology spread constraints (empty = none).
     # Optional extra volumes / volumeMounts for this deployment (empty = none).
@@ -1476,7 +1476,7 @@ kerberospipeline:
     # deploymentAnnotations:
     #   argocd.argoproj.io/sync-wave: "50"
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-    tag: "v1.3.24"
+    tag: "v1.3.25"
     replicas: 2 # Number of pods for the service.
     prefetchCount: 0 # Max unacknowledged RabbitMQ messages per pod; 0 = service default (5).
     topologySpreadConstraints: [] # Optional pod topology spread constraints (empty = none).
@@ -1531,7 +1531,7 @@ kerberospipeline:
     #   argocd.argoproj.io/sync-wave: "50"
     repository: ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-pipeline-sprite
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-    tag: "v1.1.28"
+    tag: "v1.1.29"
     replicas: 5 # Number of pods for the service.
     prefetchCount: 0 # Max unacknowledged RabbitMQ messages per pod; 0 = service default (5).
     topologySpreadConstraints: [] # Optional pod topology spread constraints (empty = none).
@@ -1558,7 +1558,7 @@ kerberospipeline:
   export:
     repository: ghcr.io/uug-ai/hub-pipeline-export
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-    tag: "v1.2.22"
+    tag: "v1.2.23"
     replicas: 2 # Number of pods for the service.
     topologySpreadConstraints: [] # Optional pod topology spread constraints (empty = none).
     logLevel: "info" # possible values: trace, debug, info, warn, error
diff --git a/scripts/check-hardened-workers.sh b/scripts/check-hardened-workers.sh
index 5bd29bc..a08a92a 100644
--- a/scripts/check-hardened-workers.sh
+++ b/scripts/check-hardened-workers.sh
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ for mode in all ui pipeline; do
   [[ "$(resource Service oauth2-proxy-admin <<< "$legacy")" == "$(resource Service oauth2-proxy-admin <<< "$configured")" ]]
   [[ "$(without_admin <<< "$legacy" | grep 'image:')" == "$(without_admin <<< "$configured" | grep 'image:')" ]]
   assert_line "$old" 'image: "uugai/admin:v1.3.0"$'
-  assert_line "$block" 'image: "ghcr.io/uug-ai/admin:v1.4.5"$'
+  assert_line "$block" 'image: "ghcr.io/uug-ai/admin:v1.4.6"$'
   # No other workload inherits Admin's container port or security settings.
   [[ "$(without_frontends <<< "$configured" | grep -c 'runAsUser: 65532')" == 1 ]]
   echo "OK ($mode): Admin hardened defaults; legacy opt-out; Service port, ingress and OAuth2-proxy preserved"