Linux Foundation Exam CKS Topic 3 Question 68 Discussion

Actual exam question for Linux Foundation's CKS exam

Question #: 68
Topic #: 3

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Fix all issues via configuration and restart the affected components to ensure the new setting takes effect.

Fix all of the following violations that were found against theAPI server:-

a. Ensure that the RotateKubeletServerCertificate argument is set to true.

b. Ensure that the admission control plugin PodSecurityPolicy is set.

c. Ensure that the --kubelet-certificate-authority argument is set as appropriate.

Fix all of the following violations that were found against theKubelet:-

a. Ensure the --anonymous-auth argument is set to false.

b. Ensure that the --authorization-mode argument is set to Webhook.

Fix all of the following violations that were found against theETCD:-

a. Ensure that the --auto-tls argument is not set to true

b. Ensure that the --peer-auto-tls argument is not set to true

Hint: Take the use of Tool Kube-Bench

AExplanation:
Fix all of the following violations that were found against theAPI server:-
a. Ensure that the RotateKubeletServerCertificate argument is set to true.
apiVersion: v1
kind: Pod
metadata:
creationTimestamp: null
labels:
component: kubelet
tier: control-plane
name: kubelet
namespace: kube-system
spec:
containers:
- command:
- kube-controller-manager
+ - --feature-gates=RotateKubeletServerCertificate=true
image: gcr.io/google_containers/kubelet-amd64:v1.6.0
livenessProbe:
failureThreshold: 8
httpGet:
host: 127.0.0.1
path: /healthz
port: 6443
scheme: HTTPS
initialDelaySeconds: 15
timeoutSeconds: 15
name: kubelet
resources:
requests:
cpu: 250m
volumeMounts:
- mountPath: /etc/kubernetes/
name: k8s
readOnly: true
- mountPath: /etc/ssl/certs
name: certs
- mountPath: /etc/pki
name: pki
hostNetwork: true
volumes:
- hostPath:
path: /etc/kubernetes
name: k8s
- hostPath:
path: /etc/ssl/certs
name: certs
- hostPath:
path: /etc/pki
name: pki
b. Ensure that the admission control plugin PodSecurityPolicy is set.
audit: '/bin/ps -ef | grep $apiserverbin | grep -v grep'
tests:
test_items:
- flag: '--enable-admission-plugins'
compare:
op: has
value: 'PodSecurityPolicy'
set: true
remediation: |
Follow the documentation and create Pod Security Policy objects as per your environment.
Then, edit the API server pod specification file $apiserverconf
on the master node and set the --enable-admission-plugins parameter to a
value that includes PodSecurityPolicy :
--enable-admission-plugins=...,PodSecurityPolicy,...
Then restart the API Server.
scored: true
c. Ensure that the --kubelet-certificate-authority argument is set as appropriate.
audit: '/bin/ps -ef | grep $apiserverbin | grep -v grep'
tests:
test_items:
- flag: '--kubelet-certificate-authority'
set: true
remediation: |
Follow the Kubernetes documentation and setup the TLS connection between the
apiserver and kubelets. Then, edit the API server pod specification file
$apiserverconf on the master node and set the --kubelet-certificate-authority
parameter to the path to the cert file for the certificate authority.
--kubelet-certificate-authority=<ca-string>
scored: true
Fix all of the following violations that were found against theETCD:-
a. Ensure that the --auto-tls argument is not set to true
Edit the etcd pod specification file $etcdconf on the master
node and either remove the --auto-tls parameter or set it to false.
--auto-tls=false
b. Ensure that the --peer-auto-tls argument is not set to true
Edit the etcd pod specification file $etcdconf on the master
node and either remove the --peer-auto-tls parameter or set it to false.
--peer-auto-tls=false

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by Alfred at Sep 19, 2024, 12:47 PM

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Hmm, the solution looks pretty straightforward. Just need to configure the right arguments on the API server, kubelet, and etcd components.

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Shawnta

5 months ago

Yes, we just need to make sure we set the correct arguments and restart the components.

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Allene

5 months ago

I agree, it seems like a simple fix. Just follow the instructions provided.

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