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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service

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  • kubelet - Enable Certificate Rotation

    To enable the kubelet to rotate client certificates, edit the kubelet configuration file <code>/etc/kubernetes/kubelet/kubelet-config.json</code> o...
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  • kubelet - Enable Client Certificate Rotation

    To enable the kubelet to rotate client certificates, edit the kubelet configuration file <code>/etc/kubernetes/kubelet/kubelet-config.json</code> o...
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  • kubelet - Enable Protect Kernel Defaults

    Protect tuned kernel parameters from being overwritten by the kubelet.

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  • kubelet - Do Not Disable Streaming Timeouts

    Timouts for streaming connections should not be disabled as they help to prevent denial-of-service attacks. To configure streaming connection timeo...
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  • kubelet - Do Not Disable Streaming Timeouts

    Timeouts for streaming connections should not be disabled as they help to prevent denial-of-service attacks. To configure streaming connection time...
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  • kubelet - Ensure that the --read-only-port is secured

    Disable the read-only port.
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  • OpenShift - Logging Settings

    Contains evaluations for the cluster's logging configuration settings.
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  • Configure the OpenShift Audit Profile

    Audit log profiles define how to log requests that come to the OpenShift API server, the Kubernetes API server, and the OAuth API server.
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  • Ensure Audit Logging is Enabled

    The audit logs are part of the EKS managed Kubernetes control plane logs that are managed by Amazon EKS. Amazon EKS is integrated with AWS CloudTra...
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  • Kubernetes - Network Configuration and Firewalls

    Most systems must be connected to a network of some sort, and this brings with it the substantial risk of network attack. This section discusses th...
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  • Ensure that application Namespaces have Network Policies defined.

    Use network policies to isolate traffic in your cluster network.
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  • Ensure Network Policy is Enabled

    Use Network Policy to restrict pod to pod traffic within a cluster and segregate workloads.
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  • Encrypt Traffic to Load Balancers and Workloads

    Encrypt traffic to HTTPS load balancers using TLS certificates.
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  • Restrict Access to the Control Plane Endpoint

    Enable Endpoint Private Access to restrict access to the cluster's control plane to only an allowlist of authorized IPs.
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  • Ensure Private Endpoint Access

    Disable access to the Kubernetes API from outside the node network if it is not required.
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  • Ensure Cluster Private Nodes

    Disable public IP addresses for cluster nodes, so that they only have private IP addresses. Private Nodes are nodes with no public IP addresses.
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  • Kubernetes - Registry Security Practices

    Contains evaluations for Kubernetes registry security practices, and cluster-wide registry configuration.
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  • Only use approved container registries

    Use approved container registries.
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  • Ensure Image Vulnerability Scanning

    Scan images being deployed to Amazon EKS for vulnerabilities.
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  • Ensure Cluster Service Account with read-only access to Amazon ECR

    Configure the Cluster Service Account with Storage Object Viewer Role to only allow read- only access to Amazon ECR.
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  • Minimize user access to Amazon ECR

    Restrict user access to Amazon ECR, limiting interaction with build images to only authorized personnel and service accounts.
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  • Kubernetes Secrets Management

    Secrets let you store and manage sensitive information, such as passwords, OAuth tokens, and ssh keys. Such information might otherwise be put in a...
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  • Ensure Kubernetes Secrets are Encrypted

    Encrypt Kubernetes secrets, stored in etcd, using secrets encryption feature during Amazon EKS cluster creation.
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  • Kubernetes - Worker Node Settings

    Contains evaluations for the worker node configuration settings.
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  • Verify Group Who Owns The Kubelet Configuration File

    To properly set the group owner of <code>/etc/kubernetes/kubelet/kubelet-config.json</code>, run the command: <pre>$ sudo chgrp root /etc/kubernet...
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  • Verify Group Who Owns The Worker Kubeconfig File

    To properly set the group owner of <code>/var/lib/kubelet/kubeconfig</code>, run the command: <pre>$ sudo chgrp root /var/lib/kubelet/kubeconfig</...
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  • Verify User Who Owns The Kubelet Configuration File

    To properly set the owner of <code>/etc/kubernetes/kubelet/kubelet-config.json</code>, run the command: <pre>$ sudo chown root /etc/kubernetes/kub...
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  • Verify User Who Owns The Worker Kubeconfig File

    To properly set the owner of /var/lib/kubelet/kubeconfig, run the command: 
    $ sudo chown root /var/lib/kubelet/kubeconfig
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  • Verify Permissions on The Kubelet Configuration File

    To properly set the permissions of <code>/etc/kubernetes/kubelet/kubelet-config.json</code>, run the command: <pre>$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/kubernet...
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  • Verify Permissions on the Worker Kubeconfig File

    To properly set the permissions of <code>/var/lib/kubelet/kubeconfig</code>, run the command: <pre>$ sudo chmod 0644 /var/lib/kubelet/kubeconfig</...
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  • System and Software Integrity

    System and software integrity can be gained by installing antivirus, increasing system encryption strength with FIPS, verifying installed software,...
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  • System Cryptographic Policies

    OpenShift has the capability to centrally configure cryptographic polices.
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  • OpenShift Kube API Server

    This section contains recommendations for kube-apiserver configuration.
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  • API Server Request Timeout

    Enter API Server Request Timeout
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  • API Server audit log max size

    API Server audit log max size
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  • Bind Address of secure API endpoint

    Bind Address of secure API endpoint
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  • OpenShift Kube APIServer client CA

    OpenShift Kube APIServer client CA
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  • OpenShift APIServer etcd encryption filter

    OpenShift APIServer etcd encryption config check jq filter
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  • OpenShift APIServer etcd encryption path

    OpenShift APIServer etcd encryption config check api path
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  • OpenShift APIServer etcd encryption type

    OpenShift APIServer etcd encryption provider type to use for remediation. This variable is only applicable to remediations, and does not affect che...
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  • OpenShift Kube APIServer etcd CA

    OpenShift Kube APIServer etcd CA
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  • OpenShift Kube APIServer kubelet certificate authority

    OpenShift Kube APIServer kubelet certificate authority
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  • OpenShift Kube APIServer kubelet client cert

    OpenShift Kube APIServer kubelet client cert
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  • OpenShift Kube APIServer kubelet client key

    OpenShift Kube APIServer kubelet client key
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  • OpenShift Kube APIServer TLS cert

    OpenShift Kube APIServer TLS cert
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  • OpenShift Kube APIServer TLS private key

    OpenShift Kube APIServer TLS private key
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  • OpenShift API Server config name

    OpenShift API Server config name
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  • OpenShift APIServer etcd encryption filter

    OpenShift APIServer etcd encryption config check jq filter
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  • OpenShift APIServer namespace

    OpenShift APIServer namespace
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  • OpenShift Kube API Server config name

    OpenShift Kube API Server config name
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