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Kubernetes Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Secrets in Kubernetes must not be stored as environment variables.

    <VulnDiscussion>Secrets, such as passwords, keys, tokens, and certificates should not be stored as environment variables. These environment v...
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  • SRG-APP-000211-CTR-000530

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  • Kubernetes must separate user functionality.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Separating user functionality from management functionality is a requirement for all the components within the Kubernetes Con...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-APP-000219-CTR-000550

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  • The Kubernetes API server must use approved cipher suites.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Kubernetes API server communicates to the kubelet service on the nodes to deploy, update, and delete resources. If an att...
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  • SRG-APP-000219-CTR-000550

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  • Kubernetes API Server must have the SSL Certificate Authority set.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Kubernetes control plane and external communication are managed by API Server. The main implementation of the API Server is t...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-APP-000219-CTR-000550

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  • The Kubernetes Kube Proxy kubeconfig must be owned by root.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Kubernetes Kube Proxy kubeconfig contain the argument and setting for the Control Planes. These settings contain network ...
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  • SRG-APP-000516-CTR-001325

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