docs: add service proxy RBAC/security requirements and update outdated docs

The README, CLAUDE.md, and artifacthub-pkg.yml all referenced the old
ConfigMap-based data source. Updated to document the actual Kubernetes
service proxy path, the correct RBAC Role/RoleBinding (services/proxy
get), and added sections for token-auth mode, NetworkPolicy, audit
logging, and troubleshooting. Also updated the project structure and
feature descriptions to match the current codebase.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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```
src/
├── index.tsx # Entry point: registerSidebarEntry + registerRoute for /polaris
├── index.tsx # Entry point: registers sidebar entries + routes
├── api/
── polaris.ts # Types (AuditData schema), usePolarisData hook, countResults utility, refresh settings
── polaris.ts # Types (AuditData schema), usePolarisData hook, countResults utilities, refresh settings
│ └── PolarisDataContext.tsx # React context provider for shared data fetch
└── components/
── PolarisView.tsx # Main page: score badge, check summary, cluster info, error states, refresh interval selector
── DashboardView.tsx # Overview / Full Audit page (score, check summary, cluster info)
├── NamespaceDetailView.tsx # Per-namespace drill-down with resource table
├── DynamicSidebarRegistrar.tsx # Registers namespace sidebar entries from live audit data
└── PolarisSettings.tsx # Plugin settings (refresh interval selector)
```
Single sidebar page at `/polaris`. Data is fetched via `ApiProxy.request` to the Polaris dashboard service proxy and refreshed on a user-configurable interval (stored in localStorage under `polaris-plugin-refresh-interval`, default 5 minutes). Score is computed from result counts (pass/total).
Top-level sidebar section at `/polaris` with sub-routes for full audit (`/polaris/full-audit`) and per-namespace views (`/polaris/ns/:namespace`). Data is fetched via `ApiProxy.request` to the Polaris dashboard service proxy and refreshed on a user-configurable interval (stored in localStorage under `polaris-plugin-refresh-interval`, default 5 minutes). Score is computed from result counts (pass/total).
## Security / RBAC Requirements
The plugin reaches Polaris through the Kubernetes API server's service proxy sub-resource (`/api/v1/namespaces/polaris/services/polaris-dashboard:80/proxy/...`). The Headlamp service account (or the user's bearer token when Headlamp runs in token-auth mode) must be granted:
| Verb | API Group | Resource | Resource Name | Namespace |
|------|-----------|----------|---------------|-----------|
| `get` | `""` (core) | `services/proxy` | `polaris-dashboard` | `polaris` |
Minimal RBAC example:
```yaml
apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
kind: Role
metadata:
name: polaris-proxy-reader
namespace: polaris
rules:
- apiGroups: [""]
resources: ["services/proxy"]
resourceNames: ["polaris-dashboard"]
verbs: ["get"]
---
apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
kind: RoleBinding
metadata:
name: headlamp-polaris-proxy
namespace: polaris
subjects:
- kind: ServiceAccount
name: headlamp # adjust to match your Headlamp SA
namespace: kube-system
roleRef:
kind: Role
name: polaris-proxy-reader
apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
```
Additional considerations:
- **NetworkPolicy**: If the `polaris` namespace enforces network policies, allow ingress from the Headlamp pod (or the API server, since it performs the proxy hop) to `polaris-dashboard` on port 80.
- **Polaris dashboard listen address**: The Polaris Helm chart exposes the dashboard on a ClusterIP service (`polaris-dashboard:80`). If the chart is installed with `dashboard.enabled: false`, the service won't exist and the proxy request will 404.
- **No write operations**: The plugin only performs `GET` requests through the proxy. No `create`, `update`, or `delete` verbs are required. Do not grant broader service proxy access than `get`.
- **Token-auth mode**: When Headlamp is configured for user-supplied tokens (rather than a fixed service account), each user's own RBAC bindings must include the role above. A 403 from the plugin means the logged-in user lacks the binding.
- **Audit logging**: Kubernetes API audit logs will record every proxied request as a `get` on `services/proxy` in the `polaris` namespace. Set an appropriate audit policy level if request volume from the auto-refresh interval is a concern.
## Key Constraints