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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service

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  • How to Use This Guide

    Readers should heed the following points when using the guide.
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  • Formatting Conventions

    Commands intended for shell execution, as well as configuration file text, are featured in a <code>monospace font</code>. <i>Italics</i> are used t...
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  • Read Sections Completely and in Order

    Each section may build on information and recommendations discussed in prior sections. Each section should be read and understood completely; instr...
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  • Reboot Required

    A system or service reboot is implicitly required after some actions in order to complete the reconfiguration of the system. In many cases, the cha...
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  • Root Shell Environment Assumed

    Most of the actions listed in this document are written with the assumption that they will be executed by the root user running the <code>/bin/bash...
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  • Test in Non-Production Environment

    This guidance should always be tested in a non-production environment before deployment. This test environment should simulate the setup in which t...
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  • Kubernetes Settings

    Each section of this configuration guide includes information about the configuration of a Kubernetes cluster and a set of recommendations for hard...
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  • HyperShift Cluster Name

    When this parameter is set, we will assume the cluster is a HyperShift cluster, and we will fetch the OCP version api resource for HyperShift cluster
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  • OCP version api path

    When scanning OpenShift clusters, not all type of cluster has same api resource path for ocp version, ex. HyperShift OCP version api resource path ...
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  • OCP version yaml path

    When scanning OpenShift clusters, not all type of cluster has same api resource path for ocp version, ex. HyperShift OCP version api resource path ...
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