Service accounts on the controller manager should have a private key file set
Set up the kubernetes integration.
Description
Explicitly set a service account private key file for service accounts on the controller manager.
Rationale
To ensure that keys for service account tokens can be rotated as needed, a separate public/private key pair should be used for signing service account tokens. The private key should be specified to the controller manager with --service-account-private-key-file as appropriate.
Audit
Run the following command on the master node:
ps -ef | grep kube-controller-manager
Verify that the --service-account-private-key-file argument is set as appropriate.
Edit the Controller Manager pod specification file /etc/kubernetes/manifests/kube-controller-manager.yaml on the master node and set the --service-account-private-key-file parameter to the private key file for service accounts:
--service-account-private-key-file=<filename>
Impact
You would need to securely maintain the key file and rotate the keys based on your organization’s key rotation policy.
Default value
By default, --service-account-private-key-file it not set.
References
- https://kubernetes.io/docs/admin/kube-controller-manager/
CIS controls
Version 6.14 Controlled Access Based on the Need to Know
Version 7.4 Controlled Use of Administrative Privileges
