diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ The `github-app-operator` is a Kubernetes operator that generates an access toke
 - Stores the access token in a secret specified by `accessTokenSecret`.
 
 ### Private Key Retrieval Options
+> [!TIP]
+> There is a sample constraint template and constraint for Gatekeeper to restrict the type of private key source in the `gatekeeper-policy` folder since we can't restrict it to be unique in the GithubApp CRD.
+
 
 #### 1. Using a Kubernetes Secret
 - **Configuration:**
diff --git a/gatekeeper-policy/constraint-template.yaml b/gatekeeper-policy/constraint-template.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70da732
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+++ b/gatekeeper-policy/constraint-template.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+apiVersion: templates.gatekeeper.sh/v1
+kind: ConstraintTemplate
+metadata:
+  name: githubappprivatekey
+spec:
+  crd:
+    spec:
+      names:
+        kind: GithubAppPrivateKey
+  targets:
+    - target: admission.k8s.gatekeeper.sh
+      rego: |
+        package githubappsecrets
+
+        violation[{"msg": msg}] {
+          target_keys := {"privateKeySecret", "googlePrivateKeySecret", "vaultPrivateKey"}
+          provided_keys := {key | _ = input.review.object.spec[key]}
+          intersection := target_keys & provided_keys
+          count(intersection) != 1
+          invalid := provided_keys - target_keys
+          msg := "Exactly one of privateKeySecret, googlePrivateKeySecret or vaultPrivateKey are allowed"
+        }
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diff --git a/gatekeeper-policy/constraint.yaml b/gatekeeper-policy/constraint.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..690f484
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gatekeeper-policy/constraint.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+apiVersion: constraints.gatekeeper.sh/v1beta1
+kind: GithubAppPrivateKey
+metadata:
+  name: githubapp-unique-key-constraint
+spec:
+  match:
+    kinds:
+      - apiGroups: ["githubapp.samir.io"]
+        kinds: ["GithubApp"]