4.2.8 Ensure that the --hostname-override argument is not set

Information

Do not override node hostnames.

Rationale:

Overriding hostnames could potentially break TLS setup between the kubelet and the apiserver. Additionally, with overridden hostnames, it becomes increasingly difficult to associate logs with a particular node and process them for security analytics. Hence, you should setup your kubelet nodes with resolvable FQDNs and avoid overriding the hostnames with IPs.

Impact:

Some cloud providers may require this flag to ensure that hostname matches names issued by the cloud provider. In these environments, this recommendation should not apply.

Solution

Edit the kubelet service file /etc/kubernetes/kubelet.conf on each worker node and remove the --hostname-override argument from the KUBELET_SYSTEM_PODS_ARGS variable.
Based on your system, restart the kubelet service. For example:

systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl restart kubelet.service

Default Value:

By default, --hostname-override argument is not set.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/3891

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-2, 800-53|CM-6, CSCv7|5

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 76fe65659aa6450a56c3a07687b57087b2872efef47a825925809863ddaf1b06