Kubernetes Security Hardening
Development of a security framework for production-like Kubernetes platforms based on best practices and compliance requirements.
Category: DevSecOps
Production-like Kubernetes platforms need far more than default configurations. The goal of this project was to design a consistent security framework for my Kubernetes clusters.
Architecture
- Admission Policies
- Pod Security Standards
- Image Signing
- Vulnerability Management
- Runtime Detection
- Network Policies
- Least Privilege RBAC
Areas of focus
- Secure Supply Chain
- Runtime Security
- Compliance
- Policy as Code
Outcome
The platform meets security requirements such as the German BSI IT-Grundschutz baseline. Security policies are enforced automatically and monitored continuously.