etcd TLS certificate files not properly set

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Id: kubernetes-etcd-tls-certificate-files-not-properly-set

Platform: Kubernetes

Severity: Medium

Category: Networking and Firewall

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Description

For containers and initContainers that run etcd, the --cert-file and --key-file flags must be set. This rule reports resources whose container command includes etcd but where one or both flags are missing from the container command.

Compliant Code Examples

apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
  name: app-etcd-deployment
spec:
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: app
  replicas: 1
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: app
        version: v1
    spec:
      serviceAccountName: database
      containers:
      - name: database
        image: gcr.io/google_containers/etcd:v3.2.18
        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
        command: ["etcd"]
        args: ["--cert-file=/etc/env/file.crt", "--key-file=/etc/env/file2.key"]
      nodeSelector:
        kubernetes.io/hostname: worker02  
    restartPolicy: OnFailure

apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
  name: app-etcd-deployment
spec:
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: app
  replicas: 1
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: app
        version: v1
    spec:
      serviceAccountName: database
      containers:
      - name: database
        image: gcr.io/google_containers/etcd:v3.2.18
        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
        command: ["etcd", "--cert-file=/etc/env/file.crt", "--key-file=/etc/env/file2.key"]
        args: []
      nodeSelector:
        kubernetes.io/hostname: worker02  
    restartPolicy: OnFailure

Non-Compliant Code Examples

apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
  name: app-etcd-deployment
spec:
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: app
  replicas: 1
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: app
        version: v1
    spec:
      serviceAccountName: database
      containers:
      - name: database
        image: gcr.io/google_containers/etcd:v3.2.18
        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
        command: ["etcd"]
        args: ["--cert-file=/etc/env/file.crt"]
      nodeSelector:
        kubernetes.io/hostname: worker02  
    restartPolicy: OnFailure

apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
  name: app-etcd-deployment
spec:
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: app
  replicas: 1
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: app
        version: v1
    spec:
      serviceAccountName: database
      containers:
      - name: database
        image: gcr.io/google_containers/etcd:v3.2.18
        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
        command: ["etcd"]
        args: ["--key-file=/etc/env/file2.key"]
      nodeSelector:
        kubernetes.io/hostname: worker02  
    restartPolicy: OnFailure