Course Outline
Introduction
Overview of Kubernetes API and Security Features
- Accessing HTTPS endpoints, Kubernetes API, nodes, and containers
- Kubernetes authentication and authorization features
Understanding Cluster Attack Vectors
- How attackers locate your etcd port, Kubernetes API, and other services
- How attackers execute code within your containers
- How attackers escalate their privileges
- Case study: The Tesla Kubernetes cluster exposure
Setting Up Kubernetes
- Selecting a distribution
- Installing Kubernetes
Working with Credentials and Secrets
- The lifecycle of credentials
- Understanding secrets
- Distributing credentials
Managing 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
- Limiting resource consumption
- Restricting container privileges
- Limiting network access
Controlling Node Access
- Separating workload access
Protecting Cluster Components
- Restricting access to etcd
- Disabling unnecessary features
- Modifying, removing, and revoking credentials and tokens
Securing Container Images
- Managing Docker and Kubernetes images
- Building secure images
Managing Access to Cloud Resources
- Understanding cloud platform metadata
- Restricting permissions for cloud resources
Evaluating Third-Party Integrations
- Minimizing permissions granted to third-party software
- Evaluating components that can create 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
Audience
- DevOps engineers
- Developers
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