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+# kubernetes-bench-security
+
+The Kubernetes Bench for Security is a Go application that checks whether Kubernetes is deployed securely by running the checks documented in the CIS Kubernetes 1.6 Benchmark v1.0.0.
+
+Tests are configured with YAML files, making this tool easy to update as test specifications evolve. 
+
+## Installation
+
+Install by cloning this repository and running 
+
+```make install```
+
+This builds the application and also copies the test configuration files into a .cis_kubernetes directory in your home directory.