Quick Answer
Admission webhooks are synchronous HTTP calls รขโฌโ the API server must wait for the webhook response before proceeding. A slow or unresponsive webhook blocks all object creation/modification of that type across the cluster. Misconfigured webhook failurePolicy can either block all operations (Fail) or silently skip validation (Ignore). Keep webhooks fast, stateless, and HA-deployed.
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All writes pass through webhooks; slow webhooks stall API server requests.
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