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Container Security
Container Security Topics - part of Container Topics
Return to Container Security - Fundamental Technology Concepts that Protect Containerized Applications by Liz Rice, April 2020: First Edition, 978-1-492-05670-6, Container Security Index, Return to Container Security Table of Contents
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Container Security Threats Risks, Threats, and Mitigations
1. Container Security Threats Risks, Threats, and Mitigations
Container Threat Model
Security Boundaries
Multitenancy Shared Machines
Virtualization
Container Multitenancy
Container Instances
Security Principles Least Privilege
Defense in Depth
Reducing the Attack Surface
Limiting the Blast Radius
Segregation of Duties
Applying Security Principles with Containers
Summary
Linux System Calls, Permissions, and Capabilities System Calls
2. Linux System Calls, Permissions, and Capabilities System Calls
File Permissions setuid and setgid
Linux Capabilities
Privilege Escalation
Summary
Control Groups Cgroup Hierarchies
3. Control Groups Cgroup Hierarchies
Creating Cgroups
Setting Resource Limits
Assigning a Process to a Cgroup
Docker Using Cgroups
Cgroups V2
Summary
Container Isolation Linux Namespaces
4. Container Isolation Linux Namespaces
Isolating the Hostname
Isolating Process IDs
Changing the Root Directory
Combine Namespacing and Changing the Root
Mount Namespace
Network Namespace
User Namespace User Namespace Restrictions in Docker
Inter-process Communications Namespace
Cgroup Namespace
Container Processes from the Host Perspective
Container Host Machines
Summary
Virtual Machines Booting Up a Machine
5. Virtual Machines Booting Up a Machine
Enter the VMM Type 1 VMMs, or Hypervisors
Type 2 VMM
Kernel-Based Virtual Machines
Trap-and-Emulate
Handling Non-Virtualizable Instructions
Process Isolation and Security
Disadvantages of Virtual Machines
Container Isolation Compared to VM Isolation
Summary
Container Images Root Filesystem and Image Configuration
6. Container Images Root Filesystem and Image Configuration
Overriding Config at Runtime
OCI Standards
Image Configuration
Building Images The Dangers of docker build
Daemonless Builds
Image Layers
Storing Images
Identifying Images
Image Security
Build-Time Security Provenance of the Dockerfile
Dockerfile Best Practices for Security
Attacks on the Build Machine
Image Storage Security Running Your Own Registry
Signing Images
Image Deployment Security Deploying the Right Image
Malicious Deployment Definition
Admission Control
GitOps and Deployment Security
Summary
Software Vulnerabilities in Images Vulnerability Research
7. Software Vulnerabilities in Images Vulnerability Research
Vulnerabilities, Patches, and Distributions
Application-Level Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Risk Management
Vulnerability Scanning
Installed Packages
Container Image Scanning Immutable Containers
Regular Scanning
Scanning Tools Sources of Information
Out-of-Date Sources
Won’t Fix Vulnerabilities
Subpackage Vulnerabilities
Package Name Differences
Additional Scanning Features
Scanner Errors
Scanning in the CI/CD Pipeline
Prevent Vulnerable Images from Running
Zero-Day Vulnerabilities
Summary
Strengthening Container Isolation Seccomp
8. Strengthening Container Isolation Seccomp
AppArmor
SELinux
gVisor
Kata Containers
Firecracker
Unikernels
Summary
Breaking Container Isolation Containers Run as Root by Default Override the User ID
9. Breaking Container Isolation Containers Run as Root by Default Override the User ID
Root Requirement Inside Containers
Rootless Containers
The --privileged Flag and Capabilities
Mounting Sensitive Directories
Mounting the Docker Socket
Sharing Namespaces Between a Container and Its Host
Sidecar Containers
Summary
Container Network Security Container Firewalls
10. Container Network Security Container Firewalls
OSI Networking Model
Sending an IP Packet
IP Addresses for Containers
Network Isolation
Layer 3/4 Routing and Rules iptables
IPVS
Network Policies Network Policy Solutions
Network Policy Best Practices
Service Mesh
Summary
Securely Connecting Components with TLS Secure Connections
11. Securely Connecting Components with TLS Secure Connections
X.509 Certificates Public/Private Key Pairs
Certificate Authorities
Certificate Signing Requests
TLS Connections
Secure Connections Between Containers
Certificate Revocation
Summary
Passing Secrets to Containers Secret Properties
12. Passing Secrets to Containers Secret Properties
Getting Information into a Container Storing the Secret in the Container Image
Passing the Secret Over the Network
Passing Secrets in Environment Variables
Passing Secrets Through Files
Kubernetes Secrets
Secrets Are Accessible by Root
Summary
Passing Secrets to Containers Secret Properties
13. Container Runtime Protection Container Image Profiles Network Traffic Profiles
Executable Profiles
File Access Profiles
User ID Profiles
Other Runtime Profiles
Container Security Tools
Drift Prevention
Summary
Containers and the OWASP Top 10 Injection
14. Containers and the OWASP Top 10 Injection
Broken Authentication
Sensitive Data Exposure
XML External Entities
Broken Access Control
Security Misconfiguration
Cross-Site Scripting XSS
Insecure Deserialization
Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
Insufficient Logging and Monitoring
Summary
Conclusions
Security Checklist
Index