cis-aks-v180-4.5.2

DevOps & Security

Consider external secret storage (Manual)

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4.5.2 Consider external secret storage (Manual)

Profile Applicability

Level 2

Description

Consider the use of an external secrets storage and management system, instead of using Kubernetes Secrets directly, if you have more complex secret management needs. Ensure the solution requires authentication to access secrets, has auditing of access to and use of secrets, and encrypts secrets. Some solutions also make it easier to rotate secrets.

Rationale

Kubernetes supports secrets as first-class objects, but care needs to be taken to ensure that access to secrets is carefully limited. Using an external secrets provider can ease the management of access to secrets, especially where secrets are used across both Kubernetes and non-Kubernetes environments.

Impact

None

Audit

Review your secrets management implementation.

Remediation

Refer to the secrets management options offered by your cloud provider or a third-party secrets management solution.

Default Value

By default, no external secret management is configured.

References

https://docs.microsoft.com/security/benchmark/azure/security-controls-v2-identity-management#im-7-eliminate-unintended-credential-exposure

CIS Controls

Controls Version	Control	IG 2	IG 3
v8	3.11 Encrypt Sensitive Data at Rest	x	x
v8	6 Access Control Management
v7	14.8 Encrypt Sensitive Information at Rest		x