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title: Shared service account
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# Shared service account

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## Metadata{% #metadata %}

**Id:** `c1032cf7-3628-44e2-bd53-38c17cf31b6b`

**Cloud Provider:** Kubernetes

**Platform:** Kubernetes

**Severity:** Medium

**Category:** Secret Management

#### Learn More{% #learn-more %}

- [Provider Reference](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/configure-service-account/)

### Description{% #description %}

A service account token is shared between workloads. The rule detects multiple workload manifests that reference the same `serviceAccountName` in their spec. Sharing a service account increases the blast radius and can violate least-privilege principles by causing credentials and permissions to be shared across workloads.

## Compliant Code Examples{% #compliant-code-examples %}

```yaml
apiVersion: v1
kind: Pod
metadata:
  name: pod1
spec:
  serviceAccountName : service1
  containers:
  - name: mycontainer
    image: redis
---
apiVersion: v1
kind: Pod
metadata:
  name: pod2
spec:
  serviceAccountName : service2
  containers:
  - name: envars-test-container
    image: nginx
```

## Non-Compliant Code Examples{% #non-compliant-code-examples %}

```yaml
apiVersion: v1
kind: Pod
metadata:
  name: pod1
spec:
  serviceAccountName : service1
  containers:
  - name: mycontainer
    image: redis
---
apiVersion: v1
kind: Pod
metadata:
  name: pod2
spec:
  serviceAccountName : service1
  containers:
  - name: envars-test-container
    image: nginx
```