A unique Certificate Authority is used for etcd
Set up the kubernetes integration.
Description
Use a different certificate authority for etcd from the one used for Kubernetes.
Rationale
Etcd is a highly available key-value store used by Kubernetes deployments for persistent storage of all of its REST API objects. Its access should be restricted to specifically designated clients and peers only. Authentication to etcd is based on whether the certificate presented was issued by a trusted certificate authority. There is no checking of certificate attributes such as common name or subject alternative name. As such, if any attackers were able to gain access to any certificate issued by the trusted certificate authority, they would be able to gain full access to the etcd database.
Audit
Review the CA used by the etcd environment and ensure that it does not match the CA certificate file used for the management of the overall Kubernetes cluster. Run the following command on the master node:
Note the file referenced by the --trusted-ca-file argument. Run the following command on the master node:
Verify that the file referenced by the --client-ca-file for apiserver is different from the --trusted-ca-file used by etcd.
Follow the etcd documentation and create a dedicated certificate authority setup for the etcd service. Then, edit the etcd pod specification file /etc/kubernetes/manifests/etcd.yaml on the master node and set the below parameter:
--trusted-ca-file=</path/to/ca-file>
Impact
Additional management of the certificates and keys for the dedicated certificate authority will be required.
Default value
By default, no etcd certificate is created and used.
References
- https://coreos.com/etcd/docs/latest/op-guide/security.html
CIS controls
Version 6.9 Limitation and Control of Network Ports, Protocols, and Services
Version 7.9 Limitation and Control of Network Ports, Protocols, and Services
