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Kubernetes Security

Overview

Kubernetes Security — Quick Facts

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Property: Detail

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Full Name: Kubernetes Cluster and Workload…

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Category: Cybersecurity / Cloud-Native…

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Security Model: 4C: Cloud → Cluster → Container →…

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Lead Section

🔒 Kubernetes security ka matlab hai ek Kubernetes cluster, uske workloads, network traffic,…

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Infobox

🛡️ | Property | Detail | |---|---| | Full Name | Kubernetes Cluster and Workload Security |…

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Overview

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Perimeter: Firewall, API server…

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Authentication: Kaun hai?

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Authorization: Kya kar sakta hai?

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Admission Control: Kya allowed hai…

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The 4C Security Model

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Physical datacenter ya cloud…

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Network infrastructure (VPC,…

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IAM (Identity and Access…

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Encryption in transit (TLS bween…

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Authentication

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Har namespace me ek default…

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Pods automatically default SA…

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Security Risk: Default SA aksar…

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Best Practice:…

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Authorization and RBAC

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Default Deny: Jab tak explicitly…

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Sirf required verbs + resources…

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cluster-admin ClusterRoleBinding…

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Wildcard (*) avoid karo rules me —…

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Network Security

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Kubernetes resource jo Pod-level…

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Ingress rules: Kaunsa traffic Pod…

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Egress rules: Kaunsa traffic Pod…

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CNI plugin ka support zaroori hai…

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Pod Security

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hostNetwork: false — Pod host…

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hostPID: false — Pod host PID…

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hostIPC: false — Pod host IPC…

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privileged: false — Container ko…

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Container Image Security

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Every build me image scan…

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Critical/High CVEs block karne…

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Base image update automation setup…

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Scan results store aur track karo…

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Secrets Management

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etcd encryption at rest enable…

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Vault ya cloud secret manager use…

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Secrets environment variable ki…

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Secret rotation automate karo

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Supply Chain Security

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Sirf signed images allowed

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Privileged containers block

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Required labels enforce

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Resource limits mandatory

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Runtime Security

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CNCF Incubating Project (Not…

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Runtime threat detection ke liye…

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Kernel-level syscalls monitor…

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Rules-based detection: "container…

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etcd Security

🔐 etcd Kubernetes ka brain hai — sab cluster data yahan stored hai including secrets. etcd…

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Security Defense Layers Diagram

👁️ `mermaid graph TD THREAT["External Threat"] --> FW["Firewall / Security Groups<br/>(Cloud…

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Security Tools Comparison

🚨 | Tool | Category | Open Source | Purpose | CNCF | |---|---|---|---|---| | OPA Gatekeeper…

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CIS Kubernetes Benchmark

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Open-source tool jo CIS Benchmark…

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Har check ke liye PASS/FAIL/WARN…

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Remediation steps provide karta…

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Regular runs schedule karo —…

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Best Practices

🔒 Top Security Best Practices 1. RBAC Enforce karo — least privilege, no wildcards, regular…

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Common Vulnerabilities and Misconfigurations

🛡️ | Vulnerability | Severity | Description | Mitigation | |---|---|---|---| | Exposed K8s…

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Glossary

🔑 | Term | Meaning | |---|---| | RBAC | Role-Based Access Control — user permissions manage…

Comparison

Security Tools Comparison

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OPA Gatekeeper: Policy Engine

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Kyverno: Policy Engine

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Falco: Runtime Security

Diagram

Visual Flow

📊 Diagram visualization — details in narration

Quiz — Question 1

Kubernetes Security ka 'Full Name' kya hai?

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