Ensure that the --authorization-mode argument is set to Node (API Server)

Risk Level: High
Cloud Entity: Pods
CloudGuard Rule ID: D9.K8S.NET.13
Covered by Spectral: Yes
Category: Compute

GSL LOGIC

KubernetesPod where labels contain [value='kube-apiserver'] and namespace = 'kube-system' should have spec.containers with [parsedArgs contain [key like 'authorization-mode' and value like '%Node%']]

REMEDIATION

Edit the API server pod specification file $apiserverconf
on the master node and set the --authorization-mode parameter to a
value that includes Node.
--authorization-mode=Node,RBAC

Pods

Pods are the smallest deployable units of computing that can be created and managed in Kubernetes. A Pod is a group of one or more containers (such as Docker containers), with shared storage/network, and a specification for how to run the containers.

Compliance Frameworks

• BP113
• BP114
• CIS140
• CIS151
• CIS161
• NIST800190