The secure port should not be disabled for the API server
Set up the kubernetes integration.
Description
Do not disable the secure port.
Rationale
The secure port is used to serve https with authentication and authorization. If you disable it, no https traffic is served and all traffic is served unencrypted.
Audit
Run the following command on the master node:
ps -ef | grep kube-apiserver
Verify that the --secure-port argument is either not set or is set to an integer value between 1 and 65535.
Edit the API server pod specification file /etc/kubernetes/manifests/kube-apiserver.yaml on the master node and either remove the –secure-port parameter or set it to a different (non-zero) desired port.
Impact
You need to set the API Server up with the right TLS certificates.
Default value
By default, port 6443 is used as the secure port.
References
- https://kubernetes.io/docs/admin/kube-apiserver/
CIS controls
Version 6 14.2 Encrypt All Sensitive Information Over Less-trusted Networks All communication of sensitive information over less-trusted networks should be encrypted. Whenever information flows over a network with a lower trust level, the information should be encrypted. Version 7 14.4 Encrypt All Sensitive Information in Transit Encrypt all sensitive information in transit.
