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title: Control plane authorized networks should be enabled
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# Control plane authorized networks should be enabled
 
## Description{% #description %}

Master authorized networks should be enabled to restrict access to the cluster's control plane by using an allowlist of IPs.

## Remediation{% #remediation %}

### Using the command line{% #using-the-command-line %}

1. Enable master authorized networks with the following command:
   ```
   gcloud container clusters update <cluster_name> --zone <compute_zone> --enable-master-authorized-networks
   ```