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 How Hackers Attack Your Cluster
- How attackers locate your etcd port, Kubernetes API, and other services
- Methods used by hackers to execute code within your containers
- Techniques for privilege escalation
- Case study: The Tesla Kubernetes cluster exposure
Setting up Kubernetes
- Selecting an appropriate distribution
- Installing Kubernetes
Using Credentials and Secrets
- The lifecycle of credentials
- Understanding secrets
- Distributing credentials securely
Controlling Access to the Kubernetes API
- Encrypting API traffic using TLS
- Implementing authentication for API servers
- Implementing role-based authorization
Controlling User and Workload Capabilities
- Understanding Kubernetes policies
- Limiting resource consumption
- Restricting container privileges
- Limiting network access
Controlling Access to Nodes
- Segregating 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
- Other best practices
Encrypting Inactive Data
- 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 working experience with Kubernetes
Target Audience
- DevOps Engineers
- Developers
Testimonials (3)
About the microservices and how to maintenance kubernetes
Yufri Isnaini Rochmat Maulana - Bank Indonesia
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How trainer deliver knowledge so effectively
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The knowledge and the patience from the trainer to answer to our questions.
