API server should only authorize explicitly authorized requests
Set up the kubernetes integration.
Description
Do not always authorize all requests.
Rationale
The API Server, can be configured to allow all requests. This mode should not be used on any production cluster.
Audit
Run the following command on the master node:
ps -ef | grep kube-apiserver
Verify that the --authorization-mode argument exists and is not set to AlwaysAllow.
Edit the API server pod specification file /etc/kubernetes/manifests/kube-apiserver.yaml on the master node and set the --authorization-mode parameter to values other than AlwaysAllow. One such example could be as below:
--authorization-mode=RBAC
Impact
Only authorized requests will be served.
Default value
By default, AlwaysAllow is not enabled.
References
- https://kubernetes.io/docs/admin/kube-apiserver/
- https://kubernetes.io/docs/admin/authorization/node/
CIS controls
Version 6.9.1 Limit Open Ports, Protocols, and Services - Ensure that only ports, protocols, and services with validated business needs are running on each system.
Version 7.9.2 Ensure Only Approved Ports, Protocols and Services Are Running - Ensure that only network ports, protocols, and services listening on a system with validated business needs, are running on each system.
