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Verify User Who Owns The OpenShift Admin Kubeconfig File

An XCCDF Rule

Description

To properly set the owner of /etc/kubernetes/kubeconfig, run the command:

$ sudo chown root /etc/kubernetes/kubeconfig 

Rationale

The /etc/kubernetes/kubeconfig file contains information about the administrative configuration of the OpenShift cluster that is configured on the system. Protection of this file is critical for OpenShift security.

ID
xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_file_owner_kubeconfig
Severity
Medium
References
Updated