The “Security” section covers security features in Deckhouse Virtualization Platform. It contains recommendations, instructions, and configuration examples for built-in protection mechanisms, as well as integration with external systems.
In this section, you will find information on:
- Security event audit:
- How to enable and configure Kubernetes API event audit.
- How to collect security events at the kernel and Kubernetes API levels using the platform’s built-in capabilities (Falco).
- How to configure audit rules and receive alerts on suspicious activity.
- Security policies:
- Support for Pod Security Standards.
- Configuring operational and advanced security policies using Gatekeeper.
- Verifying container image signatures.
- Working with custom policies and exceptions.
- Image vulnerability scanning:
- How to set up regular scanning of container images.
- How to view scan results and manually trigger rescans.
- Certificate management:
- Issuing, renewing, and managing TLS certificates using the built-in
cert-manager
tool. - Examples of using Let’s Encrypt, HashiCorp Vault, self-signed, and external CAs.
- Support for
HTTP-01
andDNS-01
validation types.
- Issuing, renewing, and managing TLS certificates using the built-in