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Kubernetes Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-APP-000014-CTR-000035

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Kubernetes Scheduler must use TLS 1.2, at a minimum, to protect the confidentiality of sensitive data during electronic dissemination.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Kubernetes Scheduler will prohibit the use of SSL and unauthorized versions of TLS protocols to properly secure communica...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000014-CTR-000040

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Kubernetes API Server must use TLS 1.2, at a minimum, to protect the confidentiality of sensitive data during electronic dissemination.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Kubernetes API Server will prohibit the use of SSL and unauthorized versions of TLS protocols to properly secure communic...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000014-CTR-000035

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Kubernetes etcd must use TLS to protect the confidentiality of sensitive data during electronic dissemination.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Kubernetes etcd will prohibit the use of SSL and unauthorized versions of TLS protocols to properly secure communication. Th...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000014-CTR-000035

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Kubernetes etcd must use TLS to protect the confidentiality of sensitive data during electronic dissemination.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Kubernetes API Server will prohibit the use of SSL and unauthorized versions of TLS protocols to properly secure communic...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000023-CTR-000055

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Kubernetes Controller Manager must create unique service accounts for each work payload.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Kubernetes Controller Manager is a background process that embeds core control loops regulating cluster system state thro...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-APP-000033-CTR-000090

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Kubernetes API Server must enable Node,RBAC as the authorization mode.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To mitigate the risk of unauthorized access to sensitive information by entities that have been issued certificates by DOD-ap...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000038-CTR-000105

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • User-managed resources must be created in dedicated namespaces.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Creating namespaces for user-managed resources is important when implementing Role-Based Access Controls (RBAC). RBAC allows ...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-APP-000033-CTR-000090

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Kubernetes Scheduler must have secure binding.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Limiting the number of attack vectors and implementing authentication and encryption on the endpoints available to external s...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000033-CTR-000090

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Kubernetes Controller Manager must have secure binding.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Limiting the number of attack vectors and implementing authentication and encryption on the endpoints available to external s...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000033-CTR-000095

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Kubernetes API server must have the insecure port flag disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;By default, the API server will listen on two ports. One port is the secure port and the other port is called the "localhost ...
    Rule High Severity

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