support CIS Kubernetes Benchmark v1.8.0 (#1527)

* support CIS Kubernetes Benchmark v1.8.0

* update version info
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## Version-specific settings that override the values in cfg/config.yaml

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controls:
version: "cis-1.8"
id: 3
text: "Control Plane Configuration"
type: "controlplane"
groups:
- id: 3.1
text: "Authentication and Authorization"
checks:
- id: 3.1.1
text: "Client certificate authentication should not be used for users (Manual)"
type: "manual"
remediation: |
Alternative mechanisms provided by Kubernetes such as the use of OIDC should be
implemented in place of client certificates.
scored: false
- id: 3.1.2
text: "Service account token authentication should not be used for users (Manual)"
type: "manual"
remediation: |
Alternative mechanisms provided by Kubernetes such as the use of OIDC should be implemented
in place of service account tokens.
scored: false
- id: 3.1.3
text: "Bootstrap token authentication should not be used for users (Manual)"
type: "manual"
remediation: |
Alternative mechanisms provided by Kubernetes such as the use of OIDC should be implemented
in place of bootstrap tokens.
scored: false
- id: 3.2
text: "Logging"
checks:
- id: 3.2.1
text: "Ensure that a minimal audit policy is created (Manual)"
audit: "/bin/ps -ef | grep $apiserverbin | grep -v grep"
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "--audit-policy-file"
set: true
remediation: |
Create an audit policy file for your cluster.
scored: false
- id: 3.2.2
text: "Ensure that the audit policy covers key security concerns (Manual)"
type: "manual"
remediation: |
Review the audit policy provided for the cluster and ensure that it covers
at least the following areas,
- Access to Secrets managed by the cluster. Care should be taken to only
log Metadata for requests to Secrets, ConfigMaps, and TokenReviews, in
order to avoid risk of logging sensitive data.
- Modification of Pod and Deployment objects.
- Use of `pods/exec`, `pods/portforward`, `pods/proxy` and `services/proxy`.
For most requests, minimally logging at the Metadata level is recommended
(the most basic level of logging).
scored: false

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controls:
version: "cis-1.8"
id: 2
text: "Etcd Node Configuration"
type: "etcd"
groups:
- id: 2
text: "Etcd Node Configuration"
checks:
- id: 2.1
text: "Ensure that the --cert-file and --key-file arguments are set as appropriate (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/ps -ef | /bin/grep $etcdbin | /bin/grep -v grep"
tests:
bin_op: and
test_items:
- flag: "--cert-file"
env: "ETCD_CERT_FILE"
- flag: "--key-file"
env: "ETCD_KEY_FILE"
remediation: |
Follow the etcd service documentation and configure TLS encryption.
Then, edit the etcd pod specification file /etc/kubernetes/manifests/etcd.yaml
on the master node and set the below parameters.
--cert-file=</path/to/ca-file>
--key-file=</path/to/key-file>
scored: true
- id: 2.2
text: "Ensure that the --client-cert-auth argument is set to true (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/ps -ef | /bin/grep $etcdbin | /bin/grep -v grep"
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "--client-cert-auth"
env: "ETCD_CLIENT_CERT_AUTH"
compare:
op: eq
value: true
remediation: |
Edit the etcd pod specification file $etcdconf on the master
node and set the below parameter.
--client-cert-auth="true"
scored: true
- id: 2.3
text: "Ensure that the --auto-tls argument is not set to true (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/ps -ef | /bin/grep $etcdbin | /bin/grep -v grep"
tests:
bin_op: or
test_items:
- flag: "--auto-tls"
env: "ETCD_AUTO_TLS"
set: false
- flag: "--auto-tls"
env: "ETCD_AUTO_TLS"
compare:
op: eq
value: false
remediation: |
Edit the etcd pod specification file $etcdconf on the master
node and either remove the --auto-tls parameter or set it to false.
--auto-tls=false
scored: true
- id: 2.4
text: "Ensure that the --peer-cert-file and --peer-key-file arguments are
set as appropriate (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/ps -ef | /bin/grep $etcdbin | /bin/grep -v grep"
tests:
bin_op: and
test_items:
- flag: "--peer-cert-file"
env: "ETCD_PEER_CERT_FILE"
- flag: "--peer-key-file"
env: "ETCD_PEER_KEY_FILE"
remediation: |
Follow the etcd service documentation and configure peer TLS encryption as appropriate
for your etcd cluster.
Then, edit the etcd pod specification file $etcdconf on the
master node and set the below parameters.
--peer-client-file=</path/to/peer-cert-file>
--peer-key-file=</path/to/peer-key-file>
scored: true
- id: 2.5
text: "Ensure that the --peer-client-cert-auth argument is set to true (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/ps -ef | /bin/grep $etcdbin | /bin/grep -v grep"
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "--peer-client-cert-auth"
env: "ETCD_PEER_CLIENT_CERT_AUTH"
compare:
op: eq
value: true
remediation: |
Edit the etcd pod specification file $etcdconf on the master
node and set the below parameter.
--peer-client-cert-auth=true
scored: true
- id: 2.6
text: "Ensure that the --peer-auto-tls argument is not set to true (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/ps -ef | /bin/grep $etcdbin | /bin/grep -v grep"
tests:
bin_op: or
test_items:
- flag: "--peer-auto-tls"
env: "ETCD_PEER_AUTO_TLS"
set: false
- flag: "--peer-auto-tls"
env: "ETCD_PEER_AUTO_TLS"
compare:
op: eq
value: false
remediation: |
Edit the etcd pod specification file $etcdconf on the master
node and either remove the --peer-auto-tls parameter or set it to false.
--peer-auto-tls=false
scored: true
- id: 2.7
text: "Ensure that a unique Certificate Authority is used for etcd (Manual)"
audit: "/bin/ps -ef | /bin/grep $etcdbin | /bin/grep -v grep"
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "--trusted-ca-file"
env: "ETCD_TRUSTED_CA_FILE"
remediation: |
[Manual test]
Follow the etcd documentation and create a dedicated certificate authority setup for the
etcd service.
Then, edit the etcd pod specification file $etcdconf on the
master node and set the below parameter.
--trusted-ca-file=</path/to/ca-file>
scored: false

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controls:
version: "cis-1.8"
id: 1
text: "Control Plane Security Configuration"
type: "master"
groups:
- id: 1.1
text: "Control Plane Node Configuration Files"
checks:
- id: 1.1.1
text: "Ensure that the API server pod specification file permissions are set to 600 or more restrictive (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/sh -c 'if test -e $apiserverconf; then stat -c permissions=%a $apiserverconf; fi'"
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "permissions"
compare:
op: bitmask
value: "600"
remediation: |
Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the
control plane node.
For example, chmod 600 $apiserverconf
scored: true
- id: 1.1.2
text: "Ensure that the API server pod specification file ownership is set to root:root (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/sh -c 'if test -e $apiserverconf; then stat -c %U:%G $apiserverconf; fi'"
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "root:root"
remediation: |
Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the control plane node.
For example, chown root:root $apiserverconf
scored: true
- id: 1.1.3
text: "Ensure that the controller manager pod specification file permissions are set to 600 or more restrictive (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/sh -c 'if test -e $controllermanagerconf; then stat -c permissions=%a $controllermanagerconf; fi'"
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "permissions"
compare:
op: bitmask
value: "600"
remediation: |
Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the control plane node.
For example, chmod 600 $controllermanagerconf
scored: true
- id: 1.1.4
text: "Ensure that the controller manager pod specification file ownership is set to root:root (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/sh -c 'if test -e $controllermanagerconf; then stat -c %U:%G $controllermanagerconf; fi'"
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "root:root"
remediation: |
Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the control plane node.
For example, chown root:root $controllermanagerconf
scored: true
- id: 1.1.5
text: "Ensure that the scheduler pod specification file permissions are set to 600 or more restrictive (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/sh -c 'if test -e $schedulerconf; then stat -c permissions=%a $schedulerconf; fi'"
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "permissions"
compare:
op: bitmask
value: "600"
remediation: |
Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the control plane node.
For example, chmod 600 $schedulerconf
scored: true
- id: 1.1.6
text: "Ensure that the scheduler pod specification file ownership is set to root:root (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/sh -c 'if test -e $schedulerconf; then stat -c %U:%G $schedulerconf; fi'"
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "root:root"
remediation: |
Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the control plane node.
For example, chown root:root $schedulerconf
scored: true
- id: 1.1.7
text: "Ensure that the etcd pod specification file permissions are set to 600 or more restrictive (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/sh -c 'if test -e $etcdconf; then find $etcdconf -name '*etcd*' | xargs stat -c permissions=%a; fi'"
use_multiple_values: true
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "permissions"
compare:
op: bitmask
value: "600"
remediation: |
Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the control plane node.
For example,
chmod 600 $etcdconf
scored: true
- id: 1.1.8
text: "Ensure that the etcd pod specification file ownership is set to root:root (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/sh -c 'if test -e $etcdconf; then find $etcdconf -name '*etcd*' | xargs stat -c %U:%G; fi'"
use_multiple_values: true
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "root:root"
remediation: |
Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the control plane node.
For example,
chown root:root $etcdconf
scored: true
- id: 1.1.9
text: "Ensure that the Container Network Interface file permissions are set to 600 or more restrictive (Manual)"
audit: |
ps -ef | grep $kubeletbin | grep -- --cni-conf-dir | sed 's%.*cni-conf-dir[= ]\([^ ]*\).*%\1%' | xargs -I{} find {} -mindepth 1 | xargs --no-run-if-empty stat -c permissions=%a
find /var/lib/cni/networks -type f 2> /dev/null | xargs --no-run-if-empty stat -c permissions=%a
use_multiple_values: true
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "permissions"
compare:
op: bitmask
value: "600"
remediation: |
Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the control plane node.
For example, chmod 600 <path/to/cni/files>
scored: false
- id: 1.1.10
text: "Ensure that the Container Network Interface file ownership is set to root:root (Manual)"
audit: |
ps -ef | grep $kubeletbin | grep -- --cni-conf-dir | sed 's%.*cni-conf-dir[= ]\([^ ]*\).*%\1%' | xargs -I{} find {} -mindepth 1 | xargs --no-run-if-empty stat -c %U:%G
find /var/lib/cni/networks -type f 2> /dev/null | xargs --no-run-if-empty stat -c %U:%G
use_multiple_values: true
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "root:root"
remediation: |
Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the control plane node.
For example,
chown root:root <path/to/cni/files>
scored: false
- id: 1.1.11
text: "Ensure that the etcd data directory permissions are set to 700 or more restrictive (Automated)"
audit: |
DATA_DIR=''
for d in $(ps -ef | grep $etcdbin | grep -- --data-dir | sed 's%.*data-dir[= ]\([^ ]*\).*%\1%'); do
if test -d "$d"; then DATA_DIR="$d"; fi
done
if ! test -d "$DATA_DIR"; then DATA_DIR=$etcddatadir; fi
stat -c permissions=%a "$DATA_DIR"
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "permissions"
compare:
op: bitmask
value: "700"
remediation: |
On the etcd server node, get the etcd data directory, passed as an argument --data-dir,
from the command 'ps -ef | grep etcd'.
Run the below command (based on the etcd data directory found above). For example,
chmod 700 /var/lib/etcd
scored: true
- id: 1.1.12
text: "Ensure that the etcd data directory ownership is set to etcd:etcd (Automated)"
audit: |
DATA_DIR=''
for d in $(ps -ef | grep $etcdbin | grep -- --data-dir | sed 's%.*data-dir[= ]\([^ ]*\).*%\1%'); do
if test -d "$d"; then DATA_DIR="$d"; fi
done
if ! test -d "$DATA_DIR"; then DATA_DIR=$etcddatadir; fi
stat -c %U:%G "$DATA_DIR"
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "etcd:etcd"
remediation: |
On the etcd server node, get the etcd data directory, passed as an argument --data-dir,
from the command 'ps -ef | grep etcd'.
Run the below command (based on the etcd data directory found above).
For example, chown etcd:etcd /var/lib/etcd
scored: true
- id: 1.1.13
text: "Ensure that the admin.conf file permissions are set to 600 or more restrictive (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/sh -c 'if test -e /etc/kubernetes/admin.conf; then stat -c permissions=%a /etc/kubernetes/admin.conf; fi'"
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "permissions"
compare:
op: bitmask
value: "600"
remediation: |
Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the control plane node.
For example, chmod 600 /etc/kubernetes/admin.conf
scored: true
- id: 1.1.14
text: "Ensure that the admin.conf file ownership is set to root:root (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/sh -c 'if test -e /etc/kubernetes/admin.conf; then stat -c %U:%G /etc/kubernetes/admin.conf; fi'"
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "root:root"
remediation: |
Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the control plane node.
For example, chown root:root /etc/kubernetes/admin.conf
scored: true
- id: 1.1.15
text: "Ensure that the scheduler.conf file permissions are set to 600 or more restrictive (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/sh -c 'if test -e $schedulerkubeconfig; then stat -c permissions=%a $schedulerkubeconfig; fi'"
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "permissions"
compare:
op: bitmask
value: "600"
remediation: |
Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the control plane node.
For example,
chmod 600 $schedulerkubeconfig
scored: true
- id: 1.1.16
text: "Ensure that the scheduler.conf file ownership is set to root:root (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/sh -c 'if test -e $schedulerkubeconfig; then stat -c %U:%G $schedulerkubeconfig; fi'"
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "root:root"
remediation: |
Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the control plane node.
For example,
chown root:root $schedulerkubeconfig
scored: true
- id: 1.1.17
text: "Ensure that the controller-manager.conf file permissions are set to 600 or more restrictive (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/sh -c 'if test -e $controllermanagerkubeconfig; then stat -c permissions=%a $controllermanagerkubeconfig; fi'"
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "permissions"
compare:
op: bitmask
value: "600"
remediation: |
Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the control plane node.
For example,
chmod 600 $controllermanagerkubeconfig
scored: true
- id: 1.1.18
text: "Ensure that the controller-manager.conf file ownership is set to root:root (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/sh -c 'if test -e $controllermanagerkubeconfig; then stat -c %U:%G $controllermanagerkubeconfig; fi'"
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "root:root"
remediation: |
Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the control plane node.
For example,
chown root:root $controllermanagerkubeconfig
scored: true
- id: 1.1.19
text: "Ensure that the Kubernetes PKI directory and file ownership is set to root:root (Automated)"
audit: "find /etc/kubernetes/pki/ | xargs stat -c %U:%G"
use_multiple_values: true
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "root:root"
remediation: |
Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the control plane node.
For example,
chown -R root:root /etc/kubernetes/pki/
scored: true
- id: 1.1.20
text: "Ensure that the Kubernetes PKI certificate file permissions are set to 600 or more restrictive (Manual)"
audit: "find /etc/kubernetes/pki/ -name '*.crt' | xargs stat -c permissions=%a"
use_multiple_values: true
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "permissions"
compare:
op: bitmask
value: "600"
remediation: |
Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the control plane node.
For example,
chmod -R 600 /etc/kubernetes/pki/*.crt
scored: false
- id: 1.1.21
text: "Ensure that the Kubernetes PKI key file permissions are set to 600 (Manual)"
audit: "find /etc/kubernetes/pki/ -name '*.key' | xargs stat -c permissions=%a"
use_multiple_values: true
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "permissions"
compare:
op: bitmask
value: "600"
remediation: |
Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the control plane node.
For example,
chmod -R 600 /etc/kubernetes/pki/*.key
scored: false
- id: 1.2
text: "API Server"
checks:
- id: 1.2.1
text: "Ensure that the --anonymous-auth argument is set to false (Manual)"
audit: "/bin/ps -ef | grep $apiserverbin | grep -v grep"
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "--anonymous-auth"
compare:
op: eq
value: false
remediation: |
Edit the API server pod specification file $apiserverconf
on the control plane node and set the below parameter.
--anonymous-auth=false
scored: false
- id: 1.2.2
text: "Ensure that the --token-auth-file parameter is not set (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/ps -ef | grep $apiserverbin | grep -v grep"
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "--token-auth-file"
set: false
remediation: |
Follow the documentation and configure alternate mechanisms for authentication. Then,
edit the API server pod specification file $apiserverconf
on the control plane node and remove the --token-auth-file=<filename> parameter.
scored: true
- id: 1.2.3
text: "Ensure that the --DenyServiceExternalIPs is set (Manual)"
audit: "/bin/ps -ef | grep $apiserverbin | grep -v grep"
tests:
bin_op: or
test_items:
- flag: "--enable-admission-plugins"
compare:
op: have
value: "DenyServiceExternalIPs"
remediation: |
Edit the API server pod specification file $apiserverconf
on the control plane node and remove the `DenyServiceExternalIPs`
from enabled admission plugins.
scored: false
- id: 1.2.4
text: "Ensure that the --kubelet-client-certificate and --kubelet-client-key arguments are set as appropriate (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/ps -ef | grep $apiserverbin | grep -v grep"
tests:
bin_op: and
test_items:
- flag: "--kubelet-client-certificate"
- flag: "--kubelet-client-key"
remediation: |
Follow the Kubernetes documentation and set up the TLS connection between the
apiserver and kubelets. Then, edit API server pod specification file
$apiserverconf on the control plane node and set the
kubelet client certificate and key parameters as below.
--kubelet-client-certificate=<path/to/client-certificate-file>
--kubelet-client-key=<path/to/client-key-file>
scored: true
- id: 1.2.5
text: "Ensure that the --kubelet-certificate-authority argument is set as appropriate (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/ps -ef | grep $apiserverbin | grep -v grep"
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "--kubelet-certificate-authority"
remediation: |
Follow the Kubernetes documentation and setup the TLS connection between
the apiserver and kubelets. Then, edit the API server pod specification file
$apiserverconf on the control plane node and set the
--kubelet-certificate-authority parameter to the path to the cert file for the certificate authority.
--kubelet-certificate-authority=<ca-string>
scored: true
- id: 1.2.6
text: "Ensure that the --authorization-mode argument is not set to AlwaysAllow (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/ps -ef | grep $apiserverbin | grep -v grep"
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "--authorization-mode"
compare:
op: nothave
value: "AlwaysAllow"
remediation: |
Edit the API server pod specification file $apiserverconf
on the control plane node and set the --authorization-mode parameter to values other than AlwaysAllow.
One such example could be as below.
--authorization-mode=RBAC
scored: true
- id: 1.2.7
text: "Ensure that the --authorization-mode argument includes Node (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/ps -ef | grep $apiserverbin | grep -v grep"
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "--authorization-mode"
compare:
op: has
value: "Node"
remediation: |
Edit the API server pod specification file $apiserverconf
on the control plane node and set the --authorization-mode parameter to a value that includes Node.
--authorization-mode=Node,RBAC
scored: true
- id: 1.2.8
text: "Ensure that the --authorization-mode argument includes RBAC (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/ps -ef | grep $apiserverbin | grep -v grep"
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "--authorization-mode"
compare:
op: has
value: "RBAC"
remediation: |
Edit the API server pod specification file $apiserverconf
on the control plane node and set the --authorization-mode parameter to a value that includes RBAC,
for example `--authorization-mode=Node,RBAC`.
scored: true
- id: 1.2.9
text: "Ensure that the admission control plugin EventRateLimit is set (Manual)"
audit: "/bin/ps -ef | grep $apiserverbin | grep -v grep"
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "--enable-admission-plugins"
compare:
op: has
value: "EventRateLimit"
remediation: |
Follow the Kubernetes documentation and set the desired limits in a configuration file.
Then, edit the API server pod specification file $apiserverconf
and set the below parameters.
--enable-admission-plugins=...,EventRateLimit,...
--admission-control-config-file=<path/to/configuration/file>
scored: false
- id: 1.2.10
text: "Ensure that the admission control plugin AlwaysAdmit is not set (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/ps -ef | grep $apiserverbin | grep -v grep"
tests:
bin_op: or
test_items:
- flag: "--enable-admission-plugins"
compare:
op: nothave
value: AlwaysAdmit
- flag: "--enable-admission-plugins"
set: false
remediation: |
Edit the API server pod specification file $apiserverconf
on the control plane node and either remove the --enable-admission-plugins parameter, or set it to a
value that does not include AlwaysAdmit.
scored: true
- id: 1.2.11
text: "Ensure that the admission control plugin AlwaysPullImages is set (Manual)"
audit: "/bin/ps -ef | grep $apiserverbin | grep -v grep"
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "--enable-admission-plugins"
compare:
op: has
value: "AlwaysPullImages"
remediation: |
Edit the API server pod specification file $apiserverconf
on the control plane node and set the --enable-admission-plugins parameter to include
AlwaysPullImages.
--enable-admission-plugins=...,AlwaysPullImages,...
scored: false
- id: 1.2.12
text: "Ensure that the admission control plugin SecurityContextDeny is set if PodSecurityPolicy is not used (Manual)"
audit: "/bin/ps -ef | grep $apiserverbin | grep -v grep"
tests:
bin_op: or
test_items:
- flag: "--enable-admission-plugins"
compare:
op: has
value: "SecurityContextDeny"
- flag: "--enable-admission-plugins"
compare:
op: has
value: "PodSecurityPolicy"
remediation: |
Edit the API server pod specification file $apiserverconf
on the control plane node and set the --enable-admission-plugins parameter to include
SecurityContextDeny, unless PodSecurityPolicy is already in place.
--enable-admission-plugins=...,SecurityContextDeny,...
scored: false
- id: 1.2.13
text: "Ensure that the admission control plugin ServiceAccount is set (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/ps -ef | grep $apiserverbin | grep -v grep"
tests:
bin_op: or
test_items:
- flag: "--disable-admission-plugins"
compare:
op: nothave
value: "ServiceAccount"
- flag: "--disable-admission-plugins"
set: false
remediation: |
Follow the documentation and create ServiceAccount objects as per your environment.
Then, edit the API server pod specification file $apiserverconf
on the control plane node and ensure that the --disable-admission-plugins parameter is set to a
value that does not include ServiceAccount.
scored: true
- id: 1.2.14
text: "Ensure that the admission control plugin NamespaceLifecycle is set (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/ps -ef | grep $apiserverbin | grep -v grep"
tests:
bin_op: or
test_items:
- flag: "--disable-admission-plugins"
compare:
op: nothave
value: "NamespaceLifecycle"
- flag: "--disable-admission-plugins"
set: false
remediation: |
Edit the API server pod specification file $apiserverconf
on the control plane node and set the --disable-admission-plugins parameter to
ensure it does not include NamespaceLifecycle.
scored: true
- id: 1.2.15
text: "Ensure that the admission control plugin NodeRestriction is set (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/ps -ef | grep $apiserverbin | grep -v grep"
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "--enable-admission-plugins"
compare:
op: has
value: "NodeRestriction"
remediation: |
Follow the Kubernetes documentation and configure NodeRestriction plug-in on kubelets.
Then, edit the API server pod specification file $apiserverconf
on the control plane node and set the --enable-admission-plugins parameter to a
value that includes NodeRestriction.
--enable-admission-plugins=...,NodeRestriction,...
scored: true
- id: 1.2.16
text: "Ensure that the --profiling argument is set to false (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/ps -ef | grep $apiserverbin | grep -v grep"
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "--profiling"
compare:
op: eq
value: false
remediation: |
Edit the API server pod specification file $apiserverconf
on the control plane node and set the below parameter.
--profiling=false
scored: true
- id: 1.2.17
text: "Ensure that the --audit-log-path argument is set (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/ps -ef | grep $apiserverbin | grep -v grep"
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "--audit-log-path"
remediation: |
Edit the API server pod specification file $apiserverconf
on the control plane node and set the --audit-log-path parameter to a suitable path and
file where you would like audit logs to be written, for example,
--audit-log-path=/var/log/apiserver/audit.log
scored: true
- id: 1.2.18
text: "Ensure that the --audit-log-maxage argument is set to 30 or as appropriate (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/ps -ef | grep $apiserverbin | grep -v grep"
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "--audit-log-maxage"
compare:
op: gte
value: 30
remediation: |
Edit the API server pod specification file $apiserverconf
on the control plane node and set the --audit-log-maxage parameter to 30
or as an appropriate number of days, for example,
--audit-log-maxage=30
scored: true
- id: 1.2.19
text: "Ensure that the --audit-log-maxbackup argument is set to 10 or as appropriate (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/ps -ef | grep $apiserverbin | grep -v grep"
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "--audit-log-maxbackup"
compare:
op: gte
value: 10
remediation: |
Edit the API server pod specification file $apiserverconf
on the control plane node and set the --audit-log-maxbackup parameter to 10 or to an appropriate
value. For example,
--audit-log-maxbackup=10
scored: true
- id: 1.2.20
text: "Ensure that the --audit-log-maxsize argument is set to 100 or as appropriate (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/ps -ef | grep $apiserverbin | grep -v grep"
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "--audit-log-maxsize"
compare:
op: gte
value: 100
remediation: |
Edit the API server pod specification file $apiserverconf
on the control plane node and set the --audit-log-maxsize parameter to an appropriate size in MB.
For example, to set it as 100 MB, --audit-log-maxsize=100
scored: true
- id: 1.2.21
text: "Ensure that the --request-timeout argument is set as appropriate (Manual)"
audit: "/bin/ps -ef | grep $apiserverbin | grep -v grep"
type: manual
remediation: |
Edit the API server pod specification file $apiserverconf
and set the below parameter as appropriate and if needed.
For example, --request-timeout=300s
scored: false
- id: 1.2.22
text: "Ensure that the --service-account-lookup argument is set to true (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/ps -ef | grep $apiserverbin | grep -v grep"
tests:
bin_op: or
test_items:
- flag: "--service-account-lookup"
set: false
- flag: "--service-account-lookup"
compare:
op: eq
value: true
remediation: |
Edit the API server pod specification file $apiserverconf
on the control plane node and set the below parameter.
--service-account-lookup=true
Alternatively, you can delete the --service-account-lookup parameter from this file so
that the default takes effect.
scored: true
- id: 1.2.23
text: "Ensure that the --service-account-key-file argument is set as appropriate (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/ps -ef | grep $apiserverbin | grep -v grep"
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "--service-account-key-file"
remediation: |
Edit the API server pod specification file $apiserverconf
on the control plane node and set the --service-account-key-file parameter
to the public key file for service accounts. For example,
--service-account-key-file=<filename>
scored: true
- id: 1.2.24
text: "Ensure that the --etcd-certfile and --etcd-keyfile arguments are set as appropriate (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/ps -ef | grep $apiserverbin | grep -v grep"
tests:
bin_op: and
test_items:
- flag: "--etcd-certfile"
- flag: "--etcd-keyfile"
remediation: |
Follow the Kubernetes documentation and set up the TLS connection between the apiserver and etcd.
Then, edit the API server pod specification file $apiserverconf
on the control plane node and set the etcd certificate and key file parameters.
--etcd-certfile=<path/to/client-certificate-file>
--etcd-keyfile=<path/to/client-key-file>
scored: true
- id: 1.2.25
text: "Ensure that the --tls-cert-file and --tls-private-key-file arguments are set as appropriate (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/ps -ef | grep $apiserverbin | grep -v grep"
tests:
bin_op: and
test_items:
- flag: "--tls-cert-file"
- flag: "--tls-private-key-file"
remediation: |
Follow the Kubernetes documentation and set up the TLS connection on the apiserver.
Then, edit the API server pod specification file $apiserverconf
on the control plane node and set the TLS certificate and private key file parameters.
--tls-cert-file=<path/to/tls-certificate-file>
--tls-private-key-file=<path/to/tls-key-file>
scored: true
- id: 1.2.26
text: "Ensure that the --client-ca-file argument is set as appropriate (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/ps -ef | grep $apiserverbin | grep -v grep"
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "--client-ca-file"
remediation: |
Follow the Kubernetes documentation and set up the TLS connection on the apiserver.
Then, edit the API server pod specification file $apiserverconf
on the control plane node and set the client certificate authority file.
--client-ca-file=<path/to/client-ca-file>
scored: true
- id: 1.2.27
text: "Ensure that the --etcd-cafile argument is set as appropriate (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/ps -ef | grep $apiserverbin | grep -v grep"
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "--etcd-cafile"
remediation: |
Follow the Kubernetes documentation and set up the TLS connection between the apiserver and etcd.
Then, edit the API server pod specification file $apiserverconf
on the control plane node and set the etcd certificate authority file parameter.
--etcd-cafile=<path/to/ca-file>
scored: true
- id: 1.2.28
text: "Ensure that the --encryption-provider-config argument is set as appropriate (Manual)"
audit: "/bin/ps -ef | grep $apiserverbin | grep -v grep"
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "--encryption-provider-config"
remediation: |
Follow the Kubernetes documentation and configure a EncryptionConfig file.
Then, edit the API server pod specification file $apiserverconf
on the control plane node and set the --encryption-provider-config parameter to the path of that file.
For example, --encryption-provider-config=</path/to/EncryptionConfig/File>
scored: false
- id: 1.2.29
text: "Ensure that encryption providers are appropriately configured (Manual)"
audit: |
ENCRYPTION_PROVIDER_CONFIG=$(ps -ef | grep $apiserverbin | grep -- --encryption-provider-config | sed 's%.*encryption-provider-config[= ]\([^ ]*\).*%\1%')
if test -e $ENCRYPTION_PROVIDER_CONFIG; then grep -A1 'providers:' $ENCRYPTION_PROVIDER_CONFIG | tail -n1 | grep -o "[A-Za-z]*" | sed 's/^/provider=/'; fi
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "provider"
compare:
op: valid_elements
value: "aescbc,kms,secretbox"
remediation: |
Follow the Kubernetes documentation and configure a EncryptionConfig file.
In this file, choose aescbc, kms or secretbox as the encryption provider.
scored: false
- id: 1.2.30
text: "Ensure that the API Server only makes use of Strong Cryptographic Ciphers (Manual)"
audit: "/bin/ps -ef | grep $apiserverbin | grep -v grep"
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "--tls-cipher-suites"
compare:
op: valid_elements
value: "TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256,TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384,TLS_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256,TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA,TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256,TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA,TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384,TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_CHACHA20_POLY1305,TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256,TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA,TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA,TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256,TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA,TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384,TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_CHACHA20_POLY1305,TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256,TLS_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA,TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA,TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256,TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA,TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384"
remediation: |
Edit the API server pod specification file /etc/kubernetes/manifests/kube-apiserver.yaml
on the control plane node and set the below parameter.
--tls-cipher-suites=TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256,TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384,TLS_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256,
TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA,TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256,
TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA,TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384,
TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_CHACHA20_POLY1305,TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256,
TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA,TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA,TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256,
TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA,TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384,TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_CHACHA20_POLY1305,
TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256,TLS_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA,TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA,
TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256,TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA,TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
scored: false
- id: 1.3
text: "Controller Manager"
checks:
- id: 1.3.1
text: "Ensure that the --terminated-pod-gc-threshold argument is set as appropriate (Manual)"
audit: "/bin/ps -ef | grep $controllermanagerbin | grep -v grep"
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "--terminated-pod-gc-threshold"
remediation: |
Edit the Controller Manager pod specification file $controllermanagerconf
on the control plane node and set the --terminated-pod-gc-threshold to an appropriate threshold,
for example, --terminated-pod-gc-threshold=10
scored: false
- id: 1.3.2
text: "Ensure that the --profiling argument is set to false (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/ps -ef | grep $controllermanagerbin | grep -v grep"
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "--profiling"
compare:
op: eq
value: false
remediation: |
Edit the Controller Manager pod specification file $controllermanagerconf
on the control plane node and set the below parameter.
--profiling=false
scored: true
- id: 1.3.3
text: "Ensure that the --use-service-account-credentials argument is set to true (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/ps -ef | grep $controllermanagerbin | grep -v grep"
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "--use-service-account-credentials"
compare:
op: noteq
value: false
remediation: |
Edit the Controller Manager pod specification file $controllermanagerconf
on the control plane node to set the below parameter.
--use-service-account-credentials=true
scored: true
- id: 1.3.4
text: "Ensure that the --service-account-private-key-file argument is set as appropriate (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/ps -ef | grep $controllermanagerbin | grep -v grep"
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "--service-account-private-key-file"
remediation: |
Edit the Controller Manager pod specification file $controllermanagerconf
on the control plane node and set the --service-account-private-key-file parameter
to the private key file for service accounts.
--service-account-private-key-file=<filename>
scored: true
- id: 1.3.5
text: "Ensure that the --root-ca-file argument is set as appropriate (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/ps -ef | grep $controllermanagerbin | grep -v grep"
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "--root-ca-file"
remediation: |
Edit the Controller Manager pod specification file $controllermanagerconf
on the control plane node and set the --root-ca-file parameter to the certificate bundle file`.
--root-ca-file=<path/to/file>
scored: true
- id: 1.3.6
text: "Ensure that the RotateKubeletServerCertificate argument is set to true (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/ps -ef | grep $controllermanagerbin | grep -v grep"
tests:
bin_op: or
test_items:
- flag: "--feature-gates"
compare:
op: nothave
value: "RotateKubeletServerCertificate=false"
set: true
- flag: "--feature-gates"
set: false
remediation: |
Edit the Controller Manager pod specification file $controllermanagerconf
on the control plane node and set the --feature-gates parameter to include RotateKubeletServerCertificate=true.
--feature-gates=RotateKubeletServerCertificate=true
scored: true
- id: 1.3.7
text: "Ensure that the --bind-address argument is set to 127.0.0.1 (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/ps -ef | grep $controllermanagerbin | grep -v grep"
tests:
bin_op: or
test_items:
- flag: "--bind-address"
compare:
op: eq
value: "127.0.0.1"
- flag: "--bind-address"
set: false
remediation: |
Edit the Controller Manager pod specification file $controllermanagerconf
on the control plane node and ensure the correct value for the --bind-address parameter
scored: true
- id: 1.4
text: "Scheduler"
checks:
- id: 1.4.1
text: "Ensure that the --profiling argument is set to false (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/ps -ef | grep $schedulerbin | grep -v grep"
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "--profiling"
compare:
op: eq
value: false
remediation: |
Edit the Scheduler pod specification file $schedulerconf file
on the control plane node and set the below parameter.
--profiling=false
scored: true
- id: 1.4.2
text: "Ensure that the --bind-address argument is set to 127.0.0.1 (Automated)"
audit: "/bin/ps -ef | grep $schedulerbin | grep -v grep"
tests:
bin_op: or
test_items:
- flag: "--bind-address"
compare:
op: eq
value: "127.0.0.1"
- flag: "--bind-address"
set: false
remediation: |
Edit the Scheduler pod specification file $schedulerconf
on the control plane node and ensure the correct value for the --bind-address parameter
scored: true

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---
controls:
version: "cis-1.8"
id: 4
text: "Worker Node Security Configuration"
type: "node"
groups:
- id: 4.1
text: "Worker Node Configuration Files"
checks:
- id: 4.1.1
text: "Ensure that the kubelet service file permissions are set to 600 or more restrictive (Automated)"
audit: '/bin/sh -c ''if test -e $kubeletsvc; then stat -c permissions=%a $kubeletsvc; fi'' '
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "permissions"
compare:
op: bitmask
value: "600"
remediation: |
Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the each worker node.
For example, chmod 600 $kubeletsvc
scored: true
- id: 4.1.2
text: "Ensure that the kubelet service file ownership is set to root:root (Automated)"
audit: '/bin/sh -c ''if test -e $kubeletsvc; then stat -c %U:%G $kubeletsvc; fi'' '
tests:
test_items:
- flag: root:root
remediation: |
Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the each worker node.
For example,
chown root:root $kubeletsvc
scored: true
- id: 4.1.3
text: "If proxy kubeconfig file exists ensure permissions are set to 600 or more restrictive (Manual)"
audit: '/bin/sh -c ''if test -e $proxykubeconfig; then stat -c permissions=%a $proxykubeconfig; fi'' '
tests:
bin_op: or
test_items:
- flag: "permissions"
set: true
compare:
op: bitmask
value: "600"
- flag: "$proxykubeconfig"
set: false
remediation: |
Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the each worker node.
For example,
chmod 600 $proxykubeconfig
scored: false
- id: 4.1.4
text: "If proxy kubeconfig file exists ensure ownership is set to root:root (Manual)"
audit: '/bin/sh -c ''if test -e $proxykubeconfig; then stat -c %U:%G $proxykubeconfig; fi'' '
tests:
bin_op: or
test_items:
- flag: root:root
- flag: "$proxykubeconfig"
set: false
remediation: |
Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the each worker node.
For example, chown root:root $proxykubeconfig
scored: false
- id: 4.1.5
text: "Ensure that the --kubeconfig kubelet.conf file permissions are set to 600 or more restrictive (Automated)"
audit: '/bin/sh -c ''if test -e $kubeletkubeconfig; then stat -c permissions=%a $kubeletkubeconfig; fi'' '
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "permissions"
compare:
op: bitmask
value: "600"
remediation: |
Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the each worker node.
For example,
chmod 600 $kubeletkubeconfig
scored: true
- id: 4.1.6
text: "Ensure that the --kubeconfig kubelet.conf file ownership is set to root:root (Automated)"
audit: '/bin/sh -c ''if test -e $kubeletkubeconfig; then stat -c %U:%G $kubeletkubeconfig; fi'' '
tests:
test_items:
- flag: root:root
remediation: |
Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the each worker node.
For example,
chown root:root $kubeletkubeconfig
scored: true
- id: 4.1.7
text: "Ensure that the certificate authorities file permissions are set to 600 or more restrictive (Manual)"
audit: |
CAFILE=$(ps -ef | grep kubelet | grep -v apiserver | grep -- --client-ca-file= | awk -F '--client-ca-file=' '{print $2}' | awk '{print $1}' | uniq)
if test -z $CAFILE; then CAFILE=$kubeletcafile; fi
if test -e $CAFILE; then stat -c permissions=%a $CAFILE; fi
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "permissions"
compare:
op: bitmask
value: "600"
remediation: |
Run the following command to modify the file permissions of the
--client-ca-file chmod 600 <filename>
scored: false
- id: 4.1.8
text: "Ensure that the client certificate authorities file ownership is set to root:root (Manual)"
audit: |
CAFILE=$(ps -ef | grep kubelet | grep -v apiserver | grep -- --client-ca-file= | awk -F '--client-ca-file=' '{print $2}' | awk '{print $1}' | uniq)
if test -z $CAFILE; then CAFILE=$kubeletcafile; fi
if test -e $CAFILE; then stat -c %U:%G $CAFILE; fi
tests:
test_items:
- flag: root:root
compare:
op: eq
value: root:root
remediation: |
Run the following command to modify the ownership of the --client-ca-file.
chown root:root <filename>
scored: false
- id: 4.1.9
text: "If the kubelet config.yaml configuration file is being used validate permissions set to 600 or more restrictive (Automated)"
audit: '/bin/sh -c ''if test -e $kubeletconf; then stat -c permissions=%a $kubeletconf; fi'' '
tests:
test_items:
- flag: "permissions"
compare:
op: bitmask
value: "600"
remediation: |
Run the following command (using the config file location identified in the Audit step)
chmod 600 $kubeletconf
scored: true
- id: 4.1.10
text: "If the kubelet config.yaml configuration file is being used validate file ownership is set to root:root (Automated)"
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 identified in the Audit step)
chown root:root $kubeletconf
scored: true
- id: 4.2
text: "Kubelet"
checks:
- id: 4.2.1
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: 4.2.2
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: 4.2.3
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}'
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: 4.2.4
text: "Verify that the --read-only-port argument is set to 0 (Manual)"
audit: "/bin/ps -fC $kubeletbin"
audit_config: "/bin/cat $kubeletconf"
tests:
bin_op: or
test_items:
- flag: "--read-only-port"
path: '{.readOnlyPort}'
compare:
op: eq
value: 0
- flag: "--read-only-port"
path: '{.readOnlyPort}'
set: false
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
$kubeletsvc 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: 4.2.5
text: "Ensure that the --streaming-connection-idle-timeout argument is not set to 0 (Manual)"
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: false
- id: 4.2.6
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` to `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: 4.2.7
text: "Ensure that the --hostname-override argument is not set (Manual)"
# This is one of those properties that can only be set as a command line argument.
# To check if the property is set as expected, we need to parse the kubelet command
# instead reading the Kubelet Configuration file.
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: 4.2.8
text: "Ensure that the eventRecordQPS argument is set to a level which ensures appropriate event capture (Manual)"
audit: "/bin/ps -fC $kubeletbin"
audit_config: "/bin/cat $kubeletconf"
tests:
test_items:
- flag: --event-qps
path: '{.eventRecordQPS}'
compare:
op: gte
value: 0
- flag: --event-qps
path: '{.eventRecordQPS}'
set: false
bin_op: or
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
$kubeletsvc 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: false
- id: 4.2.9
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: 4.2.10
text: "Ensure that the --rotate-certificates argument is not set to false (Automated)"
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` to `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: true
- id: 4.2.11
text: "Verify that the RotateKubeletServerCertificate argument is set to true (Manual)"
audit: "/bin/ps -fC $kubeletbin"
audit_config: "/bin/cat $kubeletconf"
tests:
bin_op: or
test_items:
- flag: RotateKubeletServerCertificate
path: '{.featureGates.RotateKubeletServerCertificate}'
compare:
op: nothave
value: false
- flag: RotateKubeletServerCertificate
path: '{.featureGates.RotateKubeletServerCertificate}'
set: false
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: false
- id: 4.2.12
text: "Ensure that the Kubelet only makes use of Strong Cryptographic Ciphers (Manual)"
audit: "/bin/ps -fC $kubeletbin"
audit_config: "/bin/cat $kubeletconf"
tests:
test_items:
- flag: --tls-cipher-suites
path: '{range .tlsCipherSuites[:]}{}{'',''}{end}'
compare:
op: valid_elements
value: TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256,TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256,TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_CHACHA20_POLY1305,TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384,TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_CHACHA20_POLY1305,TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384,TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384,TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
remediation: |
If using a Kubelet config file, edit the file to set `TLSCipherSuites` to
TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256,TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256,TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_CHACHA20_POLY1305,TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384,TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_CHACHA20_POLY1305,TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384,TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384,TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
or to a subset of these values.
If using executable arguments, edit the kubelet service file
$kubeletsvc on each worker node and
set the --tls-cipher-suites parameter as follows, or to a subset of these values.
--tls-cipher-suites=TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256,TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256,TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_CHACHA20_POLY1305,TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384,TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_CHACHA20_POLY1305,TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384,TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384,TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
Based on your system, restart the kubelet service. For example:
systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl restart kubelet.service
scored: false
- id: 4.2.13
text: "Ensure that a limit is set on pod PIDs (Manual)"
audit: "/bin/ps -fC $kubeletbin"
audit_config: "/bin/cat $kubeletconf"
tests:
test_items:
- flag: --pod-max-pids
path: '{.podPidsLimit}'
remediation: |
Decide on an appropriate level for this parameter and set it,
either via the --pod-max-pids command line parameter or the PodPidsLimit configuration file setting.
scored: false

@ -0,0 +1,304 @@
---
controls:
version: "cis-1.8"
id: 5
text: "Kubernetes Policies"
type: "policies"
groups:
- id: 5.1
text: "RBAC and Service Accounts"
checks:
- id: 5.1.1
text: "Ensure that the cluster-admin role is only used where required (Manual)"
type: "manual"
remediation: |
Identify all clusterrolebindings to the cluster-admin role. Check if they are used and
if they need this role or if they could use a role with fewer privileges.
Where possible, first bind users to a lower privileged role and then remove the
clusterrolebinding to the cluster-admin role :
kubectl delete clusterrolebinding [name]
scored: false
- id: 5.1.2
text: "Minimize access to secrets (Manual)"
type: "manual"
remediation: |
Where possible, remove get, list and watch access to Secret objects in the cluster.
scored: false
- id: 5.1.3
text: "Minimize wildcard use in Roles and ClusterRoles (Manual)"
type: "manual"
remediation: |
Where possible replace any use of wildcards in clusterroles and roles with specific
objects or actions.
scored: false
- id: 5.1.4
text: "Minimize access to create pods (Manual)"
type: "manual"
remediation: |
Where possible, remove create access to pod objects in the cluster.
scored: false
- id: 5.1.5
text: "Ensure that default service accounts are not actively used. (Manual)"
type: "manual"
remediation: |
Create explicit service accounts wherever a Kubernetes workload requires specific access
to the Kubernetes API server.
Modify the configuration of each default service account to include this value
automountServiceAccountToken: false
scored: false
- id: 5.1.6
text: "Ensure that Service Account Tokens are only mounted where necessary (Manual)"
type: "manual"
remediation: |
Modify the definition of pods and service accounts which do not need to mount service
account tokens to disable it.
scored: false
- id: 5.1.7
text: "Avoid use of system:masters group (Manual)"
type: "manual"
remediation: |
Remove the system:masters group from all users in the cluster.
scored: false
- id: 5.1.8
text: "Limit use of the Bind, Impersonate and Escalate permissions in the Kubernetes cluster (Manual)"
type: "manual"
remediation: |
Where possible, remove the impersonate, bind and escalate rights from subjects.
scored: false
- id: 5.1.9
text: "Minimize access to create persistent volumes (Manual)"
type: "manual"
remediation: |
Where possible, remove create access to PersistentVolume objects in the cluster.
scored: false
- id: 5.1.10
text: "Minimize access to the proxy sub-resource of nodes (Manual)"
type: "manual"
remediation: |
Where possible, remove access to the proxy sub-resource of node objects.
scored: false
- id: 5.1.11
text: "Minimize access to the approval sub-resource of certificatesigningrequests objects (Manual)"
type: "manual"
remediation: |
Where possible, remove access to the approval sub-resource of certificatesigningrequest objects.
scored: false
- id: 5.1.12
text: "Minimize access to webhook configuration objects (Manual)"
type: "manual"
remediation: |
Where possible, remove access to the validatingwebhookconfigurations or mutatingwebhookconfigurations objects
scored: false
- id: 5.1.13
text: "Minimize access to the service account token creation (Manual)"
type: "manual"
remediation: |
Where possible, remove access to the token sub-resource of serviceaccount objects.
scored: false
- id: 5.2
text: "Pod Security Standards"
checks:
- id: 5.2.1
text: "Ensure that the cluster has at least one active policy control mechanism in place (Manual)"
type: "manual"
remediation: |
Ensure that either Pod Security Admission or an external policy control system is in place
for every namespace which contains user workloads.
scored: false
- id: 5.2.2
text: "Minimize the admission of privileged containers (Manual)"
type: "manual"
remediation: |
Add policies to each namespace in the cluster which has user workloads to restrict the
admission of privileged containers.
scored: false
- id: 5.2.3
text: "Minimize the admission of containers wishing to share the host process ID namespace (Automated)"
type: "manual"
remediation: |
Add policies to each namespace in the cluster which has user workloads to restrict the
admission of `hostPID` containers.
scored: false
- id: 5.2.4
text: "Minimize the admission of containers wishing to share the host IPC namespace (Automated)"
type: "manual"
remediation: |
Add policies to each namespace in the cluster which has user workloads to restrict the
admission of `hostIPC` containers.
scored: false
- id: 5.2.5
text: "Minimize the admission of containers wishing to share the host network namespace (Automated)"
type: "manual"
remediation: |
Add policies to each namespace in the cluster which has user workloads to restrict the
admission of `hostNetwork` containers.
scored: false
- id: 5.2.6
text: "Minimize the admission of containers with allowPrivilegeEscalation (Automated)"
type: "manual"
remediation: |
Add policies to each namespace in the cluster which has user workloads to restrict the
admission of containers with `.spec.allowPrivilegeEscalation` set to `true`.
scored: false
- id: 5.2.7
text: "Minimize the admission of root containers (Automated)"
type: "manual"
remediation: |
Create a policy for each namespace in the cluster, ensuring that either `MustRunAsNonRoot`
or `MustRunAs` with the range of UIDs not including 0, is set.
scored: false
- id: 5.2.8
text: "Minimize the admission of containers with the NET_RAW capability (Automated)"
type: "manual"
remediation: |
Add policies to each namespace in the cluster which has user workloads to restrict the
admission of containers with the `NET_RAW` capability.
scored: false
- id: 5.2.9
text: "Minimize the admission of containers with added capabilities (Automated)"
type: "manual"
remediation: |
Ensure that `allowedCapabilities` is not present in policies for the cluster unless
it is set to an empty array.
scored: false
- id: 5.2.10
text: "Minimize the admission of containers with capabilities assigned (Manual)"
type: "manual"
remediation: |
Review the use of capabilites in applications running on your cluster. Where a namespace
contains applicaions which do not require any Linux capabities to operate consider adding
a PSP which forbids the admission of containers which do not drop all capabilities.
scored: false
- id: 5.2.11
text: "Minimize the admission of Windows HostProcess containers (Manual)"
type: "manual"
remediation: |
Add policies to each namespace in the cluster which has user workloads to restrict the
admission of containers that have `.securityContext.windowsOptions.hostProcess` set to `true`.
scored: false
- id: 5.2.12
text: "Minimize the admission of HostPath volumes (Manual)"
type: "manual"
remediation: |
Add policies to each namespace in the cluster which has user workloads to restrict the
admission of containers with `hostPath` volumes.
scored: false
- id: 5.2.13
text: "Minimize the admission of containers which use HostPorts (Manual)"
type: "manual"
remediation: |
Add policies to each namespace in the cluster which has user workloads to restrict the
admission of containers which use `hostPort` sections.
scored: false
- id: 5.3
text: "Network Policies and CNI"
checks:
- id: 5.3.1
text: "Ensure that the CNI in use supports NetworkPolicies (Manual)"
type: "manual"
remediation: |
If the CNI plugin in use does not support network policies, consideration should be given to
making use of a different plugin, or finding an alternate mechanism for restricting traffic
in the Kubernetes cluster.
scored: false
- id: 5.3.2
text: "Ensure that all Namespaces have NetworkPolicies defined (Manual)"
type: "manual"
remediation: |
Follow the documentation and create NetworkPolicy objects as you need them.
scored: false
- id: 5.4
text: "Secrets Management"
checks:
- id: 5.4.1
text: "Prefer using Secrets as files over Secrets as environment variables (Manual)"
type: "manual"
remediation: |
If possible, rewrite application code to read Secrets from mounted secret files, rather than
from environment variables.
scored: false
- id: 5.4.2
text: "Consider external secret storage (Manual)"
type: "manual"
remediation: |
Refer to the Secrets management options offered by your cloud provider or a third-party
secrets management solution.
scored: false
- id: 5.5
text: "Extensible Admission Control"
checks:
- id: 5.5.1
text: "Configure Image Provenance using ImagePolicyWebhook admission controller (Manual)"
type: "manual"
remediation: |
Follow the Kubernetes documentation and setup image provenance.
scored: false
- id: 5.7
text: "General Policies"
checks:
- id: 5.7.1
text: "Create administrative boundaries between resources using namespaces (Manual)"
type: "manual"
remediation: |
Follow the documentation and create namespaces for objects in your deployment as you need
them.
scored: false
- id: 5.7.2
text: "Ensure that the seccomp profile is set to docker/default in your Pod definitions (Manual)"
type: "manual"
remediation: |
Use `securityContext` to enable the docker/default seccomp profile in your pod definitions.
An example is as below:
securityContext:
seccompProfile:
type: RuntimeDefault
scored: false
- id: 5.7.3
text: "Apply SecurityContext to your Pods and Containers (Manual)"
type: "manual"
remediation: |
Follow the Kubernetes documentation and apply SecurityContexts to your Pods. For a
suggested list of SecurityContexts, you may refer to the CIS Security Benchmark for Docker
Containers.
scored: false
- id: 5.7.4
text: "The default namespace should not be used (Manual)"
type: "manual"
remediation: |
Ensure that namespaces are created to allow for appropriate segregation of Kubernetes
resources and that all new resources are created in a specific namespace.
scored: false

@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ version_mapping:
"1.23": "cis-1.23"
"1.24": "cis-1.24"
"1.25": "cis-1.7"
"1.26": "cis-1.8"
"eks-1.0.1": "eks-1.0.1"
"eks-1.1.0": "eks-1.1.0"
"eks-1.2.0": "eks-1.2.0"
@ -349,6 +350,12 @@ target_mapping:
- "controlplane"
- "etcd"
- "policies"
"cis-1.8":
- "master"
- "node"
- "controlplane"
- "etcd"
- "policies"
"gke-1.0":
- "master"
- "node"

@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ func TestMapToCISVersion(t *testing.T) {
{kubeVersion: "1.23", succeed: true, exp: "cis-1.23"},
{kubeVersion: "1.24", succeed: true, exp: "cis-1.24"},
{kubeVersion: "1.25", succeed: true, exp: "cis-1.7"},
{kubeVersion: "1.26", succeed: true, exp: "cis-1.8"},
{kubeVersion: "gke-1.2.0", succeed: true, exp: "gke-1.2.0"},
{kubeVersion: "ocp-3.10", succeed: true, exp: "rh-0.7"},
{kubeVersion: "ocp-3.11", succeed: true, exp: "rh-0.7"},

@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ The following table shows the valid targets based on the CIS Benchmark version.
| cis-1.23 | master, controlplane, node, etcd, policies |
| cis-1.24 | master, controlplane, node, etcd, policies |
| cis-1.7 | master, controlplane, node, etcd, policies |
| cis-1.8 | master, controlplane, node, etcd, policies |
| gke-1.0 | master, controlplane, node, etcd, policies, managedservices |
| gke-1.2.0 | controlplane, node, policies, managedservices |
| eks-1.0.1 | controlplane, node, policies, managedservices |

@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Some defined by other hardenening guides.
| CIS | [1.23](https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/7532) | cis-1.23 | 1.22-1.23 |
| CIS | [1.24](https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/10873) | cis-1.24 | 1.24 |
| CIS | [1.7](https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/11107) | cis-1.7 | 1.25 |
| CIS | [1.8](https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/12958) | cis-1.8 | 1.26 |
| CIS | [GKE 1.0.0](https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/4536) | gke-1.0 | GKE |
| CIS | [GKE 1.2.0](https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/7534) | gke-1.2.0 | GKE |
| CIS | [EKS 1.0.1](https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/6041) | eks-1.0.1 | EKS |

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