Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for using real time network traffic for validating policy configuration(s) of containers, virtual machines, bare-metals, etc. In one aspect of the present disclosure a method includes receiving, at a controller, an incoming data packet destined for one or more containers; replicating, at the controller, the incoming data packet for validating at least one non-production container to yield a replicated data packet; sending the replicated data packet to the at least one non-production container; and dropping any data packet received from the at least one non-production container at a corresponding incoming port of the controller.