Security Risk | Definition | Mitigation Strategies |
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Insecure Cluster Configuration | Inadequate cluster configuration can expose sensitive data and APIs | Follow secure cluster configuration best practices, such as implementing RBAC, enabling audit logging, and encrypting communication channels |
Insufficient Access Controls | Weak authentication and authorization mechanisms can lead to unauthorized access to the |
| Security Threat | Description | Examples | Prevention and Mitigation
Feature | Description | Purpose |
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Cluster Autoscaler | Automatically adjusts the size of a node pool based on the demand for resources by the podsCluster autoscaler can also scale down nodes that are underutilized or have low-priority pods | Scale the cluster up or down based on changing resource demands, red |
Option | Description | Pros | Cons |
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kubectl top |
Command-line tool that displays current CPU and memory usage of pods or nodes in a cluster |
Concept | Definition | Explanation |
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Node Affinity | The feature that allows you to specify preferences or requirements for your pods to run on certain nodes based on their labels | Helps you to distribute your pods across your cluster according to your business or technical needs |
Quality of Service (QoS) | The classification that Kubernetes assigns to each pod base |
Approach | Description | Examples | Pros | Cons |
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Configuration as Code | Generate c |
| Tool | Description | Purpose | Language | Use Cases | Resource Management | Pros | Cons | | --------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ | ----
Controller Type | Description |
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ConfigMap | Stores configuration data as key-value pairs that can be consumed by pods or other resources |
CronJob | Creates Jobs on a schedule |
DaemonSet | Ensures that a pod runs on every node in the cluster or a subset of nodes |
Deployment | Manages the rollout and rollback of ReplicaSets |
Ingress | Manages external access to the services in the cluster |
Job | Creates one or more pods and ensures that they successfully complete a task |
ReplicaSet | Ensu |
| Load Balancer Type | Load Balancing Methods | Protocol Support | Traffic Management | Security Features | Scalability | Complexity | Integration | Cost | Additional Features | Tools | | ----------------------------------------
Aspect | Description |
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Algorithm | Select an appropriate load balancing algorithm based on the requirements of the application, such as round-robin, random, least connections, weighted round-robin, or topology-aware routing |