# Container and Kubernetes Security

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## Container and Kubernetes Security

> **Section focus:** Container and Kubernetes Security.\
> **Best use:** start with the section map below, then move into the deeper pages that match your role or stack.\
> **Design note:** this index was refreshed to act as a cleaner GitBook landing page instead of a plain directory listing.

### Start with these pages

| Page                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Why open it first                                                                         |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [🐳 Dockerfile Security Best Practices](/cloud-kubernetes-and-infrastructure-security/index-1/dockerfile-security-best-practices.md)                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | High-value page inside **Container and Kubernetes Security**.                             |
| [🐳 Docker Top 10 Misconfigurations](/cloud-kubernetes-and-infrastructure-security/index-1/docker-top-10-misconfigurations.md)                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | High-value page inside **Container and Kubernetes Security**.                             |
| [☸️ Kubernetes Security Baseline](/cloud-kubernetes-and-infrastructure-security/index-1/kubernetes-security-baseline.md)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | High-value page inside **Container and Kubernetes Security**.                             |
| [☸️ Kubernetes Top 10 Misconfigurations](/cloud-kubernetes-and-infrastructure-security/index-1/kubernetes-top-10-misconfigurations.md)                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | High-value page inside **Container and Kubernetes Security**.                             |
| [Network Policy Patterns](/cloud-kubernetes-and-infrastructure-security/index-1/network-policy-patterns.md)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | High-value page inside **Container and Kubernetes Security**.                             |
| [👥 Kubernetes RBAC and ABAC](/cloud-kubernetes-and-infrastructure-security/index-1/kubernetes-rbac-and-abac.md)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | High-value page inside **Container and Kubernetes Security**.                             |
| [🔐 Kubernetes API Access Hardening](/cloud-kubernetes-and-infrastructure-security/index-1/kubernetes-api-access-hardening.md)                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | High-value page inside **Container and Kubernetes Security**.                             |
| [☸️ Kubernetes Review Map — CKS Domains and Modern Attack Paths](/cloud-kubernetes-and-infrastructure-security/index-1/kubernetes-review-map-cks-domains-and-attack-paths.md)                                                                                                                                                                            | Best next step when you want a curated review structure and modern attack-path shortlist. |
| [🐙 OPA and Policy Enforcement](/cloud-kubernetes-and-infrastructure-security/index-1/opa-and-policy-enforcement.md)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | High-value page inside **Container and Kubernetes Security**.                             |
| [☸️ Container / Kubernetes / Platform Security — Images, Admission, RBAC, Pod Hardening, Isolation, and GitOps / Deployment Plane](https://github.com/D3One/Product-Security-Gitbook/blob/main/09-container-and-kubernetes-security/container-kubernetes-platform-security-images-admission-rbac-pod-hardening-isolation-and-gitops-deployment-plane.md) | High-value page inside **Container and Kubernetes Security**.                             |
| [🧱 Container Isolation — seccomp, SELinux, AppArmor, Capabilities, gVisor, and Namespaces](https://github.com/D3One/Product-Security-Gitbook/blob/main/09-container-and-kubernetes-security/container-isolation-seccomp-selinux-apparmor-capabilities-gvisor-and-namespaces.md)                                                                         | High-value page inside **Container and Kubernetes Security**.                             |
| [☸️ Istio / Linkerd mTLS Operations and Certificate Rotation](/cloud-kubernetes-and-infrastructure-security/index-1/istio-linkerd-mtls-operations-and-certificate-rotation.md)                                                                                                                                                                           | High-value page for mesh certificate ownership, rotation, and production pitfalls.        |
| [📚 Kubernetes Security Glossary and Term Map](/cloud-kubernetes-and-infrastructure-security/index-1/kubernetes-security-glossary-and-term-map.md)                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Best when the main glossary feels too broad and you need cloud-native terms in one place. |

### Related sections

* [Infrastructure and Cloud Security](/cloud-kubernetes-and-infrastructure-security/index.md)
* [Detection and Response](/attack-paths-testing-detection-and-hardening/index.md)

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> **Intro:** This section stays centered on the control surfaces that repeatedly shape cloud-native risk: Dockerfile design, pod security, RBAC, network segmentation, policy enforcement, and runtime investigation.
>
> **What this page includes**
>
> * Docker and Kubernetes baselines
> * top misconfigurations
> * a CKS-aligned review map translated into real platform control ownership and modern attack paths;
> * RBAC / ABAC
> * cross-links into new runtime, identity, and attack-chain expansions

### ☸️ Core pages in this section

* [🐳 Dockerfile Security Best Practices](/cloud-kubernetes-and-infrastructure-security/index-1/dockerfile-security-best-practices.md)
* [🐳 Docker Top 10 Misconfigurations](/cloud-kubernetes-and-infrastructure-security/index-1/docker-top-10-misconfigurations.md)
* [☸️ Kubernetes Security Baseline](/cloud-kubernetes-and-infrastructure-security/index-1/kubernetes-security-baseline.md)
* [☸️ Kubernetes Top 10 Misconfigurations](/cloud-kubernetes-and-infrastructure-security/index-1/kubernetes-top-10-misconfigurations.md)
* [Network Policy Patterns](/cloud-kubernetes-and-infrastructure-security/index-1/network-policy-patterns.md)
* [👥 Kubernetes RBAC and ABAC](/cloud-kubernetes-and-infrastructure-security/index-1/kubernetes-rbac-and-abac.md)
* [🔐 Kubernetes API Access Hardening](/cloud-kubernetes-and-infrastructure-security/index-1/kubernetes-api-access-hardening.md)
* [🐙 OPA and Policy Enforcement](/cloud-kubernetes-and-infrastructure-security/index-1/opa-and-policy-enforcement.md)
* [🎤 OPA / Gatekeeper Mock Interview Pack](/cloud-kubernetes-and-infrastructure-security/index-1/opa-gatekeeper-interview-pack.md)
* [🧩 Kyverno Deep Pages](/cloud-kubernetes-and-infrastructure-security/index-1/kyverno-deep-pages.md)
* [🧭 Runtime Investigation Playbook for Kubernetes and Containers](/cloud-kubernetes-and-infrastructure-security/index-1/runtime-investigation-playbook.md)
* [🛡️ Trusted Images, Harbor, and Signing](/cloud-kubernetes-and-infrastructure-security/index-1/trusted-images-harbor-and-signing.md)
* [🧱 Kubernetes Hardening](/cloud-kubernetes-and-infrastructure-security/index-1/kubernetes-hardening.md)
* [🧰 Kubernetes Security Tooling Map and Standards](/cloud-kubernetes-and-infrastructure-security/index-1/kubernetes-security-tooling-map-and-standards.md)
* [🧱 StackRox Kubernetes Security Platform Guide](/cloud-kubernetes-and-infrastructure-security/index-1/stackrox-kubernetes-security-platform-guide.md)
* [🐳☸️ Implementing DevSecOps with Docker and Kubernetes — Modernization Map](/cloud-kubernetes-and-infrastructure-security/index-1/implementing-devsecops-with-docker-and-kubernetes-modernization-map.md)
* [🐳 AppArmor and Seccomp for Docker](/cloud-kubernetes-and-infrastructure-security/index-1/apparmor-and-seccomp-for-docker.md)
* [🗂️ Kubernetes Risks and Measures Catalog](/cloud-kubernetes-and-infrastructure-security/index-1/kubernetes-risks-and-measures-catalog.md)
* [☸️ Kubernetes Review Map — CKS Domains and Modern Attack Paths](/cloud-kubernetes-and-infrastructure-security/index-1/kubernetes-review-map-cks-domains-and-attack-paths.md)

### Cross-links

* [🛡️ Security as Policy for Terraform and Infrastructure as Code](/cloud-kubernetes-and-infrastructure-security/index/security-as-policy-for-iac.md)
* [Runner Isolation and Trust Boundaries](/devsecops-cicd-and-supply-chain/index-1/runner-isolation-and-trust-boundaries.md)
* [🚨 Detection and Response](/attack-paths-testing-detection-and-hardening/index.md)
* [🪪 Identity and Platform Access](/architecture-api-crypto-and-identity/index-2.md)

### Snippets

* [Runtime Investigation Command Pack](https://github.com/D3One/Product-Security-Gitbook/blob/main/snippets/k8s/runtime-investigation-command-pack.md)
* [Namespace PSS labels and Kyverno starter](https://github.com/D3One/Product-Security-Gitbook/blob/main/snippets/k8s/namespace-pss-labels-and-kyverno-starter.yaml)
* [StackRox install and CI snippets](https://github.com/D3One/Product-Security-Gitbook/blob/main/snippets/k8s/stackrox/stackrox-manual-install.sh)
* [Advanced pod hardening starter](https://github.com/D3One/Product-Security-Gitbook/blob/main/snippets/k8s/pod-security-advanced-hardening.yaml)

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*Author attribution: Ivan Piskunov, 2026 - Educational and defensive-engineering use.*


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