Course Outline
Introduction
Overview of the Kubernetes API and Security Features
- Access to HTTPS endpoints, Kubernetes API, nodes, and containers
- Kubernetes Authentication and Authorization features
Understanding Cluster Attack Vectors
- How attackers discover your etcd port, Kubernetes API, and other services
- How attackers execute code within your containers
- How attackers escalate their privileges
- Case study: Analysis of the Tesla Kubernetes cluster exposure
Setting up Kubernetes
- Selecting the appropriate distribution
- Installing Kubernetes
Managing Credentials and Secrets
- The credentials lifecycle
- Understanding secrets
- Distributing credentials securely
Controlling Access to the Kubernetes API
- Encrypting API traffic using TLS
- Implementing authentication for API servers
- Implementing authorization for various roles
Managing User and Workload Capabilities
- Understanding Kubernetes policies
- Restricting resource usage
- Limiting container privileges
- Restricting network access
Controlling Node Access
- Separating workload access
Protecting Cluster Components
- Restricting access to etcd
- Disabling unnecessary features
- Managing, removing, and revoking credentials and tokens
Securing Container Images
- Managing Docker and Kubernetes images
- Building secure images
Controlling Access to Cloud Resources
- Understanding cloud platform metadata
- Limiting permissions for cloud resources
Evaluating Third-Party Integrations
- Minimizing permissions granted to third-party software
- Evaluating components capable of creating pods
Establishing a Security Policy
- Reviewing the existing security profile
- Creating a security model
- Cloud-native security considerations
- Additional best practices
Encrypting Data at Rest
- Encrypting backups
- Encrypting the entire disk
- Encrypting secret resources in etcd
Monitoring Activity
- Enabling audit logging
- Auditing and governing the software supply chain
- Subscribing to security alerts and updates
Summary and Conclusion
Requirements
- Previous experience working with Kubernetes
Target Audience
- DevOps Engineers
- Software Developers
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