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# An AKS Cluster's Kubelet should rotate client certificates automatically
 
## Description{% #description %}

Client certificates should be rotated. This ensures there is no downtime due to expired certificates.

## Remediation{% #remediation %}

Choose one of the following remediation methods. For both methods, a restart of the Kubelet service is required.

### Kubelet config file{% #kubelet-config-file %}

1. Add the following JSON to the `/etc/kubernetes/kubelet/kubelet-config.json` file.

```json
"rotateCertificates": true
```

### Executable arguments{% #executable-arguments %}

```bash
--rotate-certificates=true
```