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title: Default service account in use
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# Default service account in use

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## Metadata{% #metadata %}

**Id:** `terraform-kubernetes-default-service-account-in-use` 

**Provider:** Kubernetes

**Platform:** Terraform

**Severity:** Low

**Category:** Insecure Configurations

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

- [Provider Reference](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/kubernetes/latest/docs/resources/service_account#automount_service_account_token)

### Description{% #description %}

Default service accounts should not be actively used. The `kubernetes_service_account` resource named `default` must include the `automount_service_account_token` attribute and it must be set to `false`. If `automount_service_account_token` is missing, add `automount_service_account_token = false`; if it is set to `true`, replace it with `false`.

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

```terraform
resource "kubernetes_service_account" "example3" {
  metadata {
    name = "default"
  }

  automount_service_account_token = false
}
```

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

```terraform
resource "kubernetes_service_account" "example" {
  metadata {
    name = "default"
  }
}

resource "kubernetes_service_account" "example2" {
  metadata {
    name = "default"
  }

  automount_service_account_token = true
}
```