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Encrypt traffic to HTTPS load balancers with TLS certificates (Manual)

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5.4.5 Encrypt traffic to HTTPS load balancers with TLS certificates (Manual)

Profile Applicability

  • Level 1

Description

Encrypt traffic to HTTPS load balancers using TLS certificates.

Rationale

Encrypting traffic between users and your Kubernetes workload is fundamental to protecting data sent over the web.

Impact

None documented.

Audit Procedure

Your load balancer vendor can provide details on auditing the certificates and policies required to utilize TLS.

Remediation

Your load balancer vendor can provide details on configuring HTTPS with TLS.

Default Value

By default, TLS is not enabled on load balancers.

References

  1. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elasticloadbalancing/latest/userguide/data-protection.html
  2. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elasticloadbalancing/latest/application/create-https-listener.html

CIS Controls

Controls VersionControlIG 1IG 2IG 3
v83.10 Encrypt Sensitive Data in TransitXX
v714.4 Encrypt All Sensitive Information in TransitXX