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Securing the Docker Platform

by Nigel Brown

The Docker platform is a key ingredient in the packaging and delivery of container-based application services. This course will give you all the knowledge you need to enable you to securely manage the operation of a Docker platform.

What you'll learn

Docker containers are in widespread use as the distribution vehicle for cloud native application services. An important enabler in the process of building, packaging, and running those containers is the Docker platform, which is comprised of several parts. In this course, Securing the Docker Platform, you'll learn about the fundamental aspects of security that relate to the platform components. First, you'll gain a better understanding of the platform components involved and the means of measuring compliance against an industry benchmark standard. Next, you'll discover how to configure the Docker daemon for best practice security, as well as for more flexible access control and authentication. Finally, you'll explore how to apply security controls to other aspects of the platform including a self-hosted Docker registry and a Swarm cluster. By the end of this course, you'll have the necessary knowledge to configure, measure, and optimize effective Docker platform security.

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About the author

Nigel is an IT professional with over 25 years of experience, gained in technical and management roles. He started his career in IT Operations, before co-founding and leading a company focused on delivering systems management solutions to some of the UK's largest companies. Recently, he has returned to his technical roots, and swapped the world of proprietary software for the open source domain. Nigel has an avid interest in the contemporary domain of microservices and container technologies. In... more

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