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XCCDF
Guide to the Secure Configuration of Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service
Kubernetes Settings
Kubernetes Secrets Management
Kubernetes Secrets Management
An XCCDF Group - A logical subset of the XCCDF Benchmark
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Kubernetes Secrets Management
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Secrets let you store and manage sensitive information, such as passwords, OAuth tokens, and ssh keys. Such information might otherwise be put in a Pod specification or in an image.
Ensure Kubernetes Secrets are Encrypted
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Encrypt Kubernetes secrets, stored in etcd, using secrets encryption feature during Amazon EKS cluster creation.