Docker Enterprise secret management commands must be used for managing secrets in a Swarm cluster.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Use Docker's in-built secret management commands for managing sensitive data that which can be stored in key/value pairs. Examples include API tokens, database connection strings and credentials, SSL certificates, and the like.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-235824r627599_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Update the SSP so that it includes documented processes for using Docker secrets commands to manage sensitive data that can be stored in key/value pairs. Examples include API tokens, database connection strings and credentials, SSL certificates, and the like. Follow docker secret documentation and use it to manage secrets effectively. This documentation can be found at https://docs.docker.com/engine/swarm/secrets/.