Kubernetes Security

By John David Marx

This course is a 'Deep Dive' into Kubernetes Security that guides you through the concepts and best practices of Kubernetes Security.

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5 hours

32 Lessons
2 Hands-On Labs

About the course

This course is a ‘Deep Dive’ into Kubernetes Security. You are guided through the concepts and best practices of Kubernetes Security, and hands-on examples are provided to apply what is covered.

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Chapter 1 3 Lessons Introduction 12:33

An Important Note About A Cloud Guru and Linux Academy Courses
1:19

Introduction to the Course Author
0:36

Introduction to this Course
10:38
Chapter 2 4 Lessons Setting Up a Kubernetes Playground 27:23

Preparing The Playground Servers
3:33

Setting up the Master Node
13:24

Setting up the Worker Nodes
5:52

Validating the Cluster
4:34
Chapter 3 4 Lessons Kubernetes Security Principles and Concepts 34:39

Kubernetes Architecture
10:39

Kubernetes Attack Surface
11:15

The Principle of Least Privilege
5:15

Security Boundaries
7:30
Chapter 4 6 Lessons Securing a Cluster 43:59

Using TLS (Transport Layer Security) to Secure Nodes and Processes
6:30

Using Firewalls and VPN (Virtual Private Networks)
2:54

Setup kube-bench to Harden a Cluster
4:30

Kubelet Security
15:16

Securing etcd Key Value Datastore
4:19

Deploying the Kubernetes Web UI (Dashboard) v2.0 Beta
10:30
Chapter 5 6 Lessons Authentication, Authorization and Admission 46:38

The 3 A's of Kubernetes Security
2:16

Authentication
8:09

Authentication Exercise
10:53

Authorization and RBAC
8:39

Authorization Exercise
7:50

Admission Controllers
8:51
Chapter 6 4 Lessons Securing Pods 1:14:48

Security Contexts
6:02

Pod Security Policies
4:47

Establishing an Immutable Cluster Architecture
3:59

Kubernetes with kops for PodSecurityPolicy Lab
1:00:00 Hands-On Lab
Chapter 7 4 Lessons Securing Containers 1:13:43

Third-Party CI/CD Tools
5:07

Network Policies
6:31

Managing Secrets
2:05

Managing Secrets in Kubernetes
1:00:00 Hands-On Lab
Chapter 8 1 Lesson Summation 3:47

Conclusion and Next Steps
3:47

What are Hands-on Labs

What's the difference between theoretical knowledge and real skills? Practical real-world experience. That's where Hands-on Labs come in! Hands-on Labs are guided, interactive experiences that help you learn and practice real-world scenarios in real cloud environments. Hands-on Labs are seamlessly integrated in courses, so you can learn by doing.

Kubernetes Security

About the course

Lab Highlights

An Important Note About A Cloud Guru and Linux Academy Courses

Introduction to the Course Author

Introduction to this Course

Preparing The Playground Servers

Setting up the Master Node

Setting up the Worker Nodes

Validating the Cluster

Kubernetes Architecture

Kubernetes Attack Surface

The Principle of Least Privilege

Security Boundaries

Using TLS (Transport Layer Security) to Secure Nodes and Processes

Using Firewalls and VPN (Virtual Private Networks)

Setup kube-bench to Harden a Cluster

Kubelet Security

Securing etcd Key Value Datastore

Deploying the Kubernetes Web UI (Dashboard) v2.0 Beta

The 3 A's of Kubernetes Security

Authentication

Authentication Exercise

Authorization and RBAC

Authorization Exercise

Admission Controllers

Security Contexts

Pod Security Policies

Establishing an Immutable Cluster Architecture

Kubernetes with kops for PodSecurityPolicy Lab

Third-Party CI/CD Tools

Network Policies

Managing Secrets

Managing Secrets in Kubernetes

Conclusion and Next Steps

What are Hands-on Labs

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