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Strengthen Cluster Security with a CIS Kubernetes Benchmark

The CIS Kubernetes Benchmark is a useful tool for detcting potential security weakness in the configuration of your cluster. This lab will allow you to practice running the benchmark and addressing security concerns that it uncovers.

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Clock icon 30m
Last updated
Clock icon Sep 01, 2025

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Run kube-bench and Obtain a CIS Benchmark Report

    1. Run kube-bench for both the control plane and the worker.
    2. Save the control plane results to /home/cloud_user/kube-bench-control.log.
    3. Save the worker results to /home/cloud_user/kube-bench-worker.log.

  2. Challenge

    Turn Off Profiling for the API Server, Controller Manager, and Scheduler

    Make changes to the cluster configuration to fix the following failed tests in the CIS Benchmark output for the control plane.

    • 1.2.17
    • 1.3.2
    • 1.4.1

  3. Challenge

    Set kubelet authn/authz to Use Webhook Mode

    Make changes to the cluster configuration to fix test 4.2.2 in the CIS Benchmark output for the worker.

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