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Kubernetes Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-APP-000342-CTR-000775
Kubernetes must enable PodSecurity admission controller on static pods and Kubelets.
Kubernetes must enable PodSecurity admission controller on static pods and Kubelets.
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Kubernetes must enable PodSecurity admission controller on static pods and Kubelets.
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<VulnDiscussion>PodSecurity admission controller is a component that validates and enforces security policies for pods running within a Kubernetes cluster. It is responsible for evaluating the security context and configuration of pods against defined policies. To enable PodSecurity admission controller on Static Pods (kube-apiserver, kube-controller-manager, or kube-schedule), the argument "--feature-gates=PodSecurity=true" must be set. To enable PodSecurity admission controller on Kubelets, the featureGates PodSecurity=true argument must be set. (Note: The PodSecurity feature gate is GA as of v1.25.)</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>