1.2.30 Ensure that the --etcd-cafile argument is set as appropriate

Information

etcd should be configured to make use of TLS encryption for client connections.

Rationale:

etcd is a highly-available key value store used by Kubernetes deployments for persistent storage of all of its REST API objects. These objects are sensitive in nature and should be protected by client authentication. This requires the API server to identify itself to the etcd server using a SSL Certificate Authority file.

Impact:

TLS and client certificate authentication must be configured for etcd.

Solution

None.

Default Value:

By default, OpenShift uses X.509 certificates to provide secure communication to etcd. OpenShift does not use values assigned to etcd-cafile. OpenShift generates the etcd-cafile and sets the arguments appropriately in the API server. Communication with etcd is secured by the etcd serving CA.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/16094

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

References: 800-53|AC-17(2), 800-53|IA-5, 800-53|IA-5(1), 800-53|SC-8, 800-53|SC-8(1), CSCv7|14.4

Plugin: OpenShift

Control ID: 76e10da0a1a84542baed22538b0e65811e27d1aba36018af84d9ef8fbac96f8a