kube-bench/cfg/gke-1.2.0/node.yaml

---
controls:
version: "gke-1.2.0"
id: 3
text: "Worker Node Security Configuration"
type: "node"
groups:
  - id: 3.1
    text: "Worker Node Configuration Files"
    checks:
      - id: 3.1.1
        text: "Ensure that the proxy kubeconfig file permissions are set to 644 or more restrictive (Manual)"
        audit: '/bin/sh -c ''if test -e $proxykubeconfig; then stat -c permissions=%a $proxykubeconfig; fi'' '
        tests:
          test_items:
            - flag: "permissions"
              compare:
                op: bitmask
                value: "644"
        remediation: |
          Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on each worker node.
          For example,
          chmod 644 $proxykubeconfig
        scored: false

      - id: 3.1.2
        text: "Ensure that the proxy kubeconfig file ownership is set to root:root (Manual)"
        audit: '/bin/sh -c ''if test -e $proxykubeconfig; then stat -c %U:%G $proxykubeconfig; fi'' '
        tests:
          test_items:
            - flag: root:root
        remediation: |
          Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on each worker node.
          For example, chown root:root $proxykubeconfig
        scored: false

      - id: 3.1.3
        text: "Ensure that the kubelet configuration file permissions are set to 644 or more restrictive (Manual)"
        audit: '/bin/sh -c ''if test -e $kubeletconf; then stat -c permissions=%a $kubeletconf; fi'' '
        tests:
          test_items:
            - flag: "permissions"
              compare:
                op: bitmask
                value: "644"
        remediation: |
          Run the following command (using the config file location identied in the Audit step)
          chmod 644 /var/lib/kubelet/config.yaml
        scored: false

      - id: 3.1.4
        text: "Ensure that the kubelet configuration file ownership is set to root:root (Manual)"
        audit: '/bin/sh -c ''if test -e $kubeletconf; then stat -c %U:%G $kubeletconf; fi'' '
        tests:
          test_items:
            - flag: root:root
        remediation: |
          Run the following command (using the config file location identied in the Audit step)
          chown root:root /etc/kubernetes/kubelet.conf
        scored: false

  - id: 3.2
    text: "Kubelet"
    checks:
      - id: 3.2.1
        text: "Ensure that the --anonymous-auth argument is set to false (Automated)"
        audit: "/bin/ps -fC $kubeletbin"
        audit_config: "/bin/cat $kubeletconf"
        tests:
          test_items:
            - flag: "--anonymous-auth"
              path: '{.authentication.anonymous.enabled}'
              compare:
                op: eq
                value: false
        remediation: |
          If using a Kubelet config file, edit the file to set authentication: anonymous: enabled to
          false.
          If using executable arguments, edit the kubelet service file
          $kubeletsvc on each worker node and
          set the below parameter in KUBELET_SYSTEM_PODS_ARGS variable.
          --anonymous-auth=false
          Based on your system, restart the kubelet service. For example:
          systemctl daemon-reload
          systemctl restart kubelet.service
        scored: true

      - id: 3.2.2
        text: "Ensure that the --authorization-mode argument is not set to AlwaysAllow (Automated)"
        audit: "/bin/ps -fC $kubeletbin"
        audit_config: "/bin/cat $kubeletconf"
        tests:
          test_items:
            - flag: --authorization-mode
              path: '{.authorization.mode}'
              compare:
                op: nothave
                value: AlwaysAllow
        remediation: |
          If using a Kubelet config file, edit the file to set authorization: mode to Webhook. If
          using executable arguments, edit the kubelet service file
          $kubeletsvc on each worker node and
          set the below parameter in KUBELET_AUTHZ_ARGS variable.
          --authorization-mode=Webhook
          Based on your system, restart the kubelet service. For example:
          systemctl daemon-reload
          systemctl restart kubelet.service
        scored: true

      - id: 3.2.3
        text: "Ensure that the --client-ca-file argument is set as appropriate (Automated)"
        audit: "/bin/ps -fC $kubeletbin"
        audit_config: "/bin/cat $kubeletconf"
        tests:
          test_items:
            - flag: --client-ca-file
              path: '{.authentication.x509.clientCAFile}'
              set: true
        remediation: |
          If using a Kubelet config file, edit the file to set authentication: x509: clientCAFile to
          the location of the client CA file.
          If using command line arguments, edit the kubelet service file
          $kubeletsvc on each worker node and
          set the below parameter in KUBELET_AUTHZ_ARGS variable.
          --client-ca-file=<path/to/client-ca-file>
          Based on your system, restart the kubelet service. For example:
          systemctl daemon-reload
          systemctl restart kubelet.service
        scored: true

      - id: 3.2.4
        text: "Ensure that the --read-only-port argument is set to 0 (Manual)"
        audit: "/bin/ps -fC $kubeletbin"
        audit_config: "/bin/cat $kubeletconf"
        tests:
          test_items:
            - flag: "--read-only-port"
              path: '{.readOnlyPort}'
              set: true
              compare:
                op: eq
                value: 0
        remediation: |
          If using a Kubelet config file, edit the file to set readOnlyPort to 0.
          If using command line arguments, edit the kubelet service file /etc/systemd/system/kubelet.service.d/10-kubeadm.conf
          on each worker node and set the below parameter in KUBELET_SYSTEM_PODS_ARGS variable.
          --read-only-port=0
          Based on your system, restart the kubelet service. For example:
          systemctl daemon-reload
          systemctl restart kubelet.service
        scored: false

      - id: 3.2.5
        text: "Ensure that the --streaming-connection-idle-timeout argument is not set to 0 (Automated)"
        audit: "/bin/ps -fC $kubeletbin"
        audit_config: "/bin/cat $kubeletconf"
        tests:
          test_items:
            - flag: --streaming-connection-idle-timeout
              path: '{.streamingConnectionIdleTimeout}'
              compare:
                op: noteq
                value: 0
            - flag: --streaming-connection-idle-timeout
              path: '{.streamingConnectionIdleTimeout}'
              set: false
          bin_op: or
        remediation: |
          If using a Kubelet config file, edit the file to set streamingConnectionIdleTimeout to a
          value other than 0.
          If using command line arguments, edit the kubelet service file
          $kubeletsvc on each worker node and
          set the below parameter in KUBELET_SYSTEM_PODS_ARGS variable.
          --streaming-connection-idle-timeout=5m
          Based on your system, restart the kubelet service. For example:
          systemctl daemon-reload
          systemctl restart kubelet.service
        scored: true

      - id: 3.2.6
        text: "Ensure that the --protect-kernel-defaults argument is set to true (Manual)"
        audit: "/bin/ps -fC $kubeletbin"
        audit_config: "/bin/cat $kubeletconf"
        tests:
          test_items:
            - flag: --protect-kernel-defaults
              path: '{.protectKernelDefaults}'
              set: true
              compare:
                op: eq
                value: true
        remediation: |
          If using a Kubelet config file, edit the file to set protectKernelDefaults: true.
          If using command line arguments, edit the kubelet service file /etc/systemd/system/kubelet.service.d/10-kubeadm.conf
          on each worker node and set the below parameter in KUBELET_SYSTEM_PODS_ARGS variable.
          --protect-kernel-defaults=true
          Based on your system, restart the kubelet service. For example:
          systemctl daemon-reload
          systemctl restart kubelet.service
        scored: true

      - id: 3.2.7
        text: "Ensure that the --make-iptables-util-chains argument is set to true (Automated) "
        audit: "/bin/ps -fC $kubeletbin"
        audit_config: "/bin/cat $kubeletconf"
        tests:
          test_items:
            - flag: --make-iptables-util-chains
              path: '{.makeIPTablesUtilChains}'
              compare:
                op: eq
                value: true
            - flag: --make-iptables-util-chains
              path: '{.makeIPTablesUtilChains}'
              set: false
          bin_op: or
        remediation: |
          If using a Kubelet config file, edit the file to set makeIPTablesUtilChains: true.
          If using command line arguments, edit the kubelet service file
          $kubeletsvc on each worker node and
          remove the --make-iptables-util-chains argument from the
          KUBELET_SYSTEM_PODS_ARGS variable.
          Based on your system, restart the kubelet service. For example:
          systemctl daemon-reload
          systemctl restart kubelet.service
        scored: true

      - id: 3.2.8
        text: "Ensure that the --hostname-override argument is not set (Manual)"
        audit: "/bin/ps -fC $kubeletbin "
        tests:
          test_items:
            - flag: --hostname-override
              set: false
        remediation: |
          Edit the kubelet service file $kubeletsvc
          on each worker node and remove the --hostname-override argument from the
          KUBELET_SYSTEM_PODS_ARGS variable.
          Based on your system, restart the kubelet service. For example:
          systemctl daemon-reload
          systemctl restart kubelet.service
        scored: false

      - id: 3.2.9
        text: "Ensure that the --event-qps argument is set to 0 or a level which ensures appropriate event capture (Automated)"
        audit: "/bin/ps -fC $kubeletbin"
        audit_config: "/bin/cat $kubeletconf"
        tests:
          test_items:
            - flag: --event-qps
              path: '{.eventRecordQPS}'
              set: true
              compare:
                op: eq
                value: 0
        remediation: |
          If using a Kubelet config file, edit the file to set eventRecordQPS: to an appropriate level.
          If using command line arguments, edit the kubelet service file /etc/systemd/system/kubelet.service.d/10-kubeadm.conf
          on each worker node and set the below parameter in KUBELET_SYSTEM_PODS_ARGS variable.
          Based on your system, restart the kubelet service. For example:
          systemctl daemon-reload
          systemctl restart kubelet.service
        scored: true

      - id: 3.2.10
        text: "Ensure that the --tls-cert-file and --tls-private-key-file arguments are set as appropriate (Manual)"
        audit: "/bin/ps -fC $kubeletbin"
        audit_config: "/bin/cat $kubeletconf"
        tests:
          test_items:
            - flag: --tls-cert-file
              path: '{.tlsCertFile}'
            - flag: --tls-private-key-file
              path: '{.tlsPrivateKeyFile}'
        remediation: |
          If using a Kubelet config file, edit the file to set tlsCertFile to the location
          of the certificate file to use to identify this Kubelet, and tlsPrivateKeyFile
          to the location of the corresponding private key file.
          If using command line arguments, edit the kubelet service file
          $kubeletsvc on each worker node and
          set the below parameters in KUBELET_CERTIFICATE_ARGS variable.
          --tls-cert-file=<path/to/tls-certificate-file>
          --tls-private-key-file=<path/to/tls-key-file>
          Based on your system, restart the kubelet service. For example:
          systemctl daemon-reload
          systemctl restart kubelet.service
        scored: false

      - id: 3.2.11
        text: "Ensure that the --rotate-certificates argument is not set to false (Manual)"
        audit: "/bin/ps -fC $kubeletbin"
        audit_config: "/bin/cat $kubeletconf"
        tests:
          test_items:
            - flag: --rotate-certificates
              path: '{.rotateCertificates}'
              compare:
                op: eq
                value: true
            - flag: --rotate-certificates
              path: '{.rotateCertificates}'
              set: false
          bin_op: or
        remediation: |
          If using a Kubelet config file, edit the file to add the line rotateCertificates: true or
          remove it altogether to use the default value.
          If using command line arguments, edit the kubelet service file
          $kubeletsvc on each worker node and
          remove --rotate-certificates=false argument from the KUBELET_CERTIFICATE_ARGS
          variable.
          Based on your system, restart the kubelet service. For example:
          systemctl daemon-reload
          systemctl restart kubelet.service
        scored: false

      - id: 3.2.12
        text: "Ensure that the RotateKubeletServerCertificate argument is set to true (Automated)"
        audit: "/bin/ps -fC $kubeletbin"
        audit_config: "/bin/cat $kubeletconf"
        tests:
          test_items:
            - flag: RotateKubeletServerCertificate
              path: '{.featureGates.RotateKubeletServerCertificate}'
              compare:
                op: eq
                value: true
        remediation: |
          Edit the kubelet service file $kubeletsvc
          on each worker node and set the below parameter in KUBELET_CERTIFICATE_ARGS variable.
          --feature-gates=RotateKubeletServerCertificate=true
          Based on your system, restart the kubelet service. For example:
          systemctl daemon-reload
          systemctl restart kubelet.service
        scored: true