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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-APP-000429-CTR-001060
OpenShift keystore must implement encryption to prevent unauthorized disclosure of information at rest within the container platform.
OpenShift keystore must implement encryption to prevent unauthorized disclosure of information at rest within the container platform.
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OpenShift keystore must implement encryption to prevent unauthorized disclosure of information at rest within the container platform.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>By default, etcd data is not encrypted in OpenShift Container Platform. Enable etcd encryption for the cluster to provide an additional layer of data security. For example, it can help protect the loss of sensitive data if an etcd backup is exposed to the incorrect parties. When users enable etcd encryption, the following OpenShift API server and Kubernetes API server resources are encrypted: Secrets Config maps Routes OAuth access tokens OAuth authorize tokens When users enable etcd encryption, encryption keys are created. These keys are rotated on a weekly basis. Users must have these keys to restore from an etcd backup.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>