diff --git a/nova/templates/daemonset-compute.yaml b/nova/templates/daemonset-compute.yaml
index 9db68412f6..4363b7441f 100644
--- a/nova/templates/daemonset-compute.yaml
+++ b/nova/templates/daemonset-compute.yaml
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ spec:
 {{ tuple $envAll "pod_dependency" $mounts_nova_compute_init | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_entrypoint_init_container" | indent 8 }}
         - name: nova-compute-init
 {{ tuple $envAll "nova_compute" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.image" | indent 10 }}
-          securityContext:
-            runAsUser: 0
+{{ dict "envAll" $envAll "application" "nova" "container" "nova_compute_init" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_container_security_context" | indent 10 }}
           env:
             - name: NOVA_USER_UID
               value: "{{ .Values.pod.user.nova.uid }}"
@@ -79,8 +78,7 @@ spec:
         {{- if .Values.conf.ceph.enabled }}
         - name: ceph-perms
 {{ tuple $envAll "nova_compute" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.image" | indent 10 }}
-          securityContext:
-            runAsUser: 0
+{{ dict "envAll" $envAll "application" "nova" "container" "ceph_perms" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_container_security_context" | indent 10 }}
           command:
             - chown
             - -R
@@ -94,6 +92,7 @@ spec:
         {{- if empty .Values.conf.ceph.cinder.keyring }}
         - name: ceph-admin-keyring-placement
 {{ tuple $envAll "nova_compute" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.image" | indent 10 }}
+{{ dict "envAll" $envAll "application" "nova" "container" "ceph_admin_keyring_placement" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_container_security_context" | indent 10 }}
           command:
             - /tmp/ceph-admin-keyring.sh
           volumeMounts:
@@ -114,8 +113,7 @@ spec:
         {{ end }}
         - name: ceph-keyring-placement
 {{ tuple $envAll "nova_compute" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.image" | indent 10 }}
-          securityContext:
-            allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+{{ dict "envAll" $envAll "application" "nova" "container" "ceph_keyring_placement" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_container_security_context" | indent 10 }}
           env:
             - name: CEPH_CINDER_USER
               value: "{{ .Values.conf.ceph.cinder.user }}"
@@ -144,8 +142,7 @@ spec:
         - name: nova-compute-vnc-init
 {{ tuple $envAll "nova_compute" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.image" | indent 10 }}
 {{ tuple $envAll $envAll.Values.pod.resources.compute | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_resources" | indent 10 }}
-          securityContext:
-            allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+{{ dict "envAll" $envAll "application" "nova" "container" "nova_compute_vnc_init" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_container_security_context" | indent 10 }}
           command:
             - /tmp/nova-console-compute-init.sh
           volumeMounts:
@@ -162,8 +159,7 @@ spec:
         - name: nova-compute-spice-init
 {{ tuple $envAll "nova_compute" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.image" | indent 10 }}
 {{ tuple $envAll $envAll.Values.pod.resources.compute | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_resources" | indent 10 }}
-          securityContext:
-            allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+{{ dict "envAll" $envAll "application" "nova" "container" "nova_compute_spice_init" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_container_security_context" | indent 10 }}
           command:
             - /tmp/nova-console-compute-init.sh
           volumeMounts:
@@ -180,6 +176,7 @@ spec:
         - name: nova-compute
 {{ tuple $envAll "nova_compute" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.image" | indent 10 }}
 {{ tuple $envAll $envAll.Values.pod.resources.compute | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_resources" | indent 10 }}
+{{ dict "envAll" $envAll "application" "nova_compute" "container" "nova_compute" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_container_security_context" | indent 10 }}
           securityContext:
             privileged: true
           {{- if .Values.conf.ceph.enabled }}
@@ -316,6 +313,7 @@ spec:
         - name: nova-compute-ssh
 {{ tuple $envAll "nova_compute_ssh" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.image" | indent 10 }}
 {{ tuple $envAll $envAll.Values.pod.resources.ssh | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_resources" | indent 10 }}
+{{ dict "envAll" $envAll "application" "nova_compute" "container" "nova_compute_ssh" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_container_security_context" | indent 10 }}
           securityContext:
             privileged: true
           env:
diff --git a/nova/templates/deployment-api-metadata.yaml b/nova/templates/deployment-api-metadata.yaml
index 8a125a5afb..fb2e56316f 100644
--- a/nova/templates/deployment-api-metadata.yaml
+++ b/nova/templates/deployment-api-metadata.yaml
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ spec:
         - name: nova-api-metadata-init
 {{ tuple $envAll "nova_api" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.image" | indent 10 }}
 {{ tuple $envAll $envAll.Values.pod.resources.api_metadata | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_resources" | indent 10 }}
-          securityContext:
-            allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+{{ dict "envAll" $envAll "application" "nova" "container" "nova_api_metadata_init" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_container_security_context" | indent 10 }}
           command:
             - /tmp/nova-api-metadata-init.sh
           volumeMounts:
@@ -79,8 +78,7 @@ spec:
         - name: nova-api
 {{ tuple $envAll "nova_api" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.image" | indent 10 }}
 {{ tuple $envAll $envAll.Values.pod.resources.api_metadata | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_resources" | indent 10 }}
-          securityContext:
-            allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+{{ dict "envAll" $envAll "application" "nova" "container" "nova_api" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_container_security_context" | indent 10 }}
           command:
             - /tmp/nova-api-metadata.sh
             - start
diff --git a/nova/templates/deployment-api-osapi.yaml b/nova/templates/deployment-api-osapi.yaml
index 0f6ea37178..552201ea12 100644
--- a/nova/templates/deployment-api-osapi.yaml
+++ b/nova/templates/deployment-api-osapi.yaml
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@ spec:
         - name: nova-osapi
 {{ tuple $envAll "nova_api" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.image" | indent 10 }}
 {{ tuple $envAll $envAll.Values.pod.resources.api | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_resources" | indent 10 }}
-          securityContext:
-            allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+{{ dict "envAll" $envAll "application" "nova" "container" "nova_osapi" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_container_security_context" | indent 10 }}
           command:
             - /tmp/nova-api.sh
             - start
@@ -83,6 +82,8 @@ spec:
           volumeMounts:
             - name: pod-tmp
               mountPath: /tmp
+            - name: pod-var-nova
+              mountPath: /var/lib/nova
             - name: nova-bin
               mountPath: /tmp/nova-api.sh
               subPath: nova-api.sh
@@ -111,6 +112,8 @@ spec:
       volumes:
         - name: pod-tmp
           emptyDir: {}
+        - name: pod-var-nova
+          emptyDir: {}
         - name: nova-bin
           configMap:
             name: nova-bin
diff --git a/nova/templates/deployment-conductor.yaml b/nova/templates/deployment-conductor.yaml
index 900ff238a4..d47b6420d5 100644
--- a/nova/templates/deployment-conductor.yaml
+++ b/nova/templates/deployment-conductor.yaml
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ spec:
         - name: nova-conductor
 {{ tuple $envAll "nova_conductor" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.image" | indent 10 }}
 {{ tuple $envAll $envAll.Values.pod.resources.conductor | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_resources" | indent 10 }}
-          securityContext:
-            allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+{{ dict "envAll" $envAll "application" "nova" "container" "nova_conductor" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_container_security_context" | indent 10 }}
           readinessProbe:
             exec:
               command:
diff --git a/nova/templates/deployment-consoleauth.yaml b/nova/templates/deployment-consoleauth.yaml
index 2aaa820023..0ecf60bdf7 100644
--- a/nova/templates/deployment-consoleauth.yaml
+++ b/nova/templates/deployment-consoleauth.yaml
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ spec:
         - name: nova-consoleauth
 {{ tuple $envAll "nova_consoleauth" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.image" | indent 10 }}
 {{ tuple $envAll $envAll.Values.pod.resources.consoleauth | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_resources" | indent 10 }}
-          securityContext:
-            allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+{{ dict "envAll" $envAll "application" "nova" "container" "nova_consoleauth" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_container_security_context" | indent 10 }}
           readinessProbe:
             exec:
               command:
diff --git a/nova/templates/deployment-novncproxy.yaml b/nova/templates/deployment-novncproxy.yaml
index 943156de10..e828a42f32 100644
--- a/nova/templates/deployment-novncproxy.yaml
+++ b/nova/templates/deployment-novncproxy.yaml
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@ spec:
         - name: nova-novncproxy-init
 {{ tuple $envAll "nova_novncproxy" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.image" | indent 10 }}
 {{ tuple $envAll $envAll.Values.pod.resources.novncproxy | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_resources" | indent 10 }}
-          securityContext:
-            allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+{{ dict "envAll" $envAll "application" "nova" "container" "nova_novncproxy_init" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_container_security_context" | indent 10 }}
           command:
             - /tmp/nova-console-proxy-init.sh
           volumeMounts:
@@ -83,6 +82,7 @@ spec:
         - name: nova-novncproxy-init-assets
 {{ tuple $envAll "nova_novncproxy_assets" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.image" | indent 10 }}
 {{ tuple $envAll $envAll.Values.pod.resources.novncproxy | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_resources" | indent 10 }}
+{{ dict "envAll" $envAll "application" "nova" "container" "nova_novncproxy_init_assests" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_container_security_context" | indent 10 }}
           command:
             - /tmp/nova-console-proxy-init-assets.sh
           volumeMounts:
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ spec:
         - name: nova-novncproxy
 {{ tuple $envAll "nova_novncproxy" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.image" | indent 10 }}
 {{ tuple $envAll $envAll.Values.pod.resources.novncproxy | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_resources" | indent 10 }}
+{{ dict "envAll" $envAll "application" "nova" "container" "nova_novncproxy" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_container_security_context" | indent 10 }}
           readinessProbe:
             tcpSocket:
               port: {{ tuple "compute_novnc_proxy" "internal" "novnc_proxy" . | include "helm-toolkit.endpoints.endpoint_port_lookup" }}
diff --git a/nova/templates/deployment-scheduler.yaml b/nova/templates/deployment-scheduler.yaml
index 0fb54a4bb8..c3ee761beb 100644
--- a/nova/templates/deployment-scheduler.yaml
+++ b/nova/templates/deployment-scheduler.yaml
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ spec:
         - name: nova-scheduler
 {{ tuple $envAll "nova_scheduler" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.image" | indent 10 }}
 {{ tuple $envAll $envAll.Values.pod.resources.scheduler | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_resources" | indent 10 }}
-          securityContext:
-            allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+{{ dict "envAll" $envAll "application" "nova" "container" "nova_scheduler" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_container_security_context" | indent 10 }}
           readinessProbe:
             exec:
               command:
diff --git a/nova/templates/deployment-spiceproxy.yaml b/nova/templates/deployment-spiceproxy.yaml
index 396dfef732..402b03d68e 100644
--- a/nova/templates/deployment-spiceproxy.yaml
+++ b/nova/templates/deployment-spiceproxy.yaml
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@ spec:
         - name: nova-spiceproxy-init
 {{ tuple $envAll "nova_spiceproxy" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.image" | indent 10 }}
 {{ tuple $envAll $envAll.Values.pod.resources.spiceproxy | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_resources" | indent 10 }}
-          securityContext:
-            allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+{{ dict "envAll" $envAll "application" "nova" "container" "nova_spiceproxy_init" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_container_security_context" | indent 10 }}
           command:
             - /tmp/nova-console-proxy-init.sh
           volumeMounts:
@@ -83,6 +82,7 @@ spec:
         - name: nova-spiceproxy-init-assets
 {{ tuple $envAll "nova_spiceproxy_assets" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.image" | indent 10 }}
 {{ tuple $envAll $envAll.Values.pod.resources.spiceproxy | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_resources" | indent 10 }}
+{{ dict "envAll" $envAll "application" "nova" "container" "nova_spiceproxy_init_assets" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_container_security_context" | indent 10 }}
           command:
             - /tmp/nova-console-proxy-init-assets.sh
           volumeMounts:
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ spec:
         - name: nova-spiceproxy
 {{ tuple $envAll "nova_spiceproxy" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.image" | indent 10 }}
 {{ tuple $envAll $envAll.Values.pod.resources.spiceproxy | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_resources" | indent 10 }}
+{{ dict "envAll" $envAll "application" "nova" "container" "nova_spiceproxy" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_container_security_context" | indent 10 }}
           readinessProbe:
             tcpSocket:
               port: {{ tuple "compute_spice_proxy" "internal" "spice_proxy" . | include "helm-toolkit.endpoints.endpoint_port_lookup" }}
diff --git a/nova/values.yaml b/nova/values.yaml
index b6f701f859..b989702ee0 100644
--- a/nova/values.yaml
+++ b/nova/values.yaml
@@ -2114,6 +2114,70 @@ pod:
   user:
     nova:
       uid: 42424
+  security_context:
+    nova:
+      pod:
+        runAsUser: 42424
+      container:
+        nova_compute_init:
+          readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
+          runAsUser: 0
+        ceph_perms:
+          readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
+          runAsUser: 0
+        ceph_admin_keyring_placement:
+          readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
+        ceph_keyring_placement:
+          readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
+          allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+        nova_compute_vnc_init:
+          readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
+          allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+        nova_compute_spice_init:
+          readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
+          allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+        nova_compute:
+          readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
+          privileged: true
+        nova_compute_ssh:
+          readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
+          privileged: true
+        nova_api_metadata_init:
+          readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
+          allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+        nova_api:
+          readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
+          allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+        nova_osapi:
+          readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
+          allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+        nova_conductor:
+          readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
+          allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+        nova_consoleauth:
+          readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
+          allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+        nova_novncproxy_init:
+          readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
+          allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+        nova_novncproxy_init_assests:
+          readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
+          allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+        nova_novncproxy:
+          readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
+          allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+        nova_scheduler:
+          readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
+          allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+        nova_spiceproxy_init:
+          readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
+          allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+        nova_spiceproxy_init_assets:
+          readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
+          allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+        nova_spiceproxy:
+          readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
+          allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
   affinity:
     anti:
       type: