| name | kubernetes-hardening |
| description | Implement Kubernetes security contexts, Pod Security Standards, and network policies. Secure cluster components and workloads. Use when hardening Kubernetes deployments or meeting security compliance. |
| license | MIT |
| metadata | {"author":"devops-skills","version":"1.0"} |
Kubernetes Hardening
Secure Kubernetes clusters and workloads.
When to Use This Skill
Use this skill when:
- Hardening Kubernetes clusters
- Implementing Pod Security Standards
- Configuring network policies
- Meeting security compliance
Pod Security Standards
apiVersion: v1
kind: Namespace
metadata:
name: production
labels:
pod-security.kubernetes.io/enforce: restricted
pod-security.kubernetes.io/audit: restricted
pod-security.kubernetes.io/warn: restricted
Security Context
apiVersion: v1
kind: Pod
metadata:
name: secure-pod
spec:
securityContext:
runAsNonRoot: true
runAsUser: 1000
runAsGroup: 1000
fsGroup: 1000
seccompProfile:
type: RuntimeDefault
containers:
- name: app
image: myapp:latest
securityContext:
allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
capabilities:
drop: ["ALL"]
Network Policies
apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
kind: NetworkPolicy
metadata:
name: default-deny-all
spec:
podSelector: {}
policyTypes:
- Ingress
- Egress
---
apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
kind: NetworkPolicy
metadata:
name: allow-web
spec:
podSelector:
matchLabels:
app: web
ingress:
- from:
- podSelector:
matchLabels:
app: frontend
ports:
- port: 8080
RBAC
apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
kind: Role
metadata:
name: app-reader
rules:
- apiGroups: [""]
resources: ["pods", "services"]
verbs: ["get", "list"]
---
apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
kind: RoleBinding
metadata:
name: app-reader-binding
subjects:
- kind: ServiceAccount
name: myapp
roleRef:
kind: Role
name: app-reader
apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
Best Practices
- Enable Pod Security Standards
- Implement network policies
- Use RBAC with least privilege
- Enable audit logging
- Secure etcd with encryption
- Use service mesh for mTLS
- Regular security scanning
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