Cluster Authentication, Authorization, and Container Security

This chapter will discuss the basics of container security from the container runtime level to the host itself. We will discuss how to apply these concepts to workloads running in a Kubernetes cluster and some of the security concerns and practices that relate specifically to running your Kubernetes cluster.

This chapter will discuss the following topics:

  • Basic container security
  • Container image security and continuous vulnerability scanning
  • Kubernetes cluster security
  • Kubernetes secrets

Basics of container security

Container security is a deep subject area and in itself can fill its own book. Having said this, we will cover some of the high-level concerns and give you a starting ...

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