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Kubernetes Security Baselines

Designs and enforces security baselines for Kubernetes clusters using Pod Security Standards, CIS Benchmarks, admission controllers, and network policies to harden workloads against common attack vectors.

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v1.0.00 activationsDevOps & InfrastructureEngineeringexpert

SupaScore

84
Research Quality (15%)
8.5
Prompt Engineering (25%)
8.5
Practical Utility (15%)
8.5
Completeness (10%)
8.5
User Satisfaction (20%)
8
Decision Usefulness (15%)
8.5

Best for

  • Implementing Pod Security Standards across production Kubernetes clusters
  • Hardening self-managed Kubernetes control plane against CIS Benchmark findings
  • Designing network policies for multi-tenant namespace isolation
  • Creating admission controller policies to prevent privilege escalation
  • Establishing RBAC least-privilege architecture for development teams

What you'll get

  • Step-by-step Pod Security Standards implementation with namespace-specific enforcement levels and exception handling
  • Complete network policy manifests with default-deny rules and application-specific allow policies
  • Kyverno or OPA Gatekeeper policy definitions with image registry controls and security context requirements
Not designed for ↓
  • ×Application-level security vulnerabilities in containerized code
  • ×Cloud provider managed service security (EKS/GKE control plane hardening)
  • ×Container image vulnerability scanning and remediation
  • ×Kubernetes cluster installation and initial setup
Expects

Current Kubernetes cluster configuration, security requirements (compliance mandates, threat model), and existing security controls (PSP/PSS, RBAC, network policies).

Returns

Comprehensive security baseline implementation plan with specific Kubernetes manifests, policy configurations, and enforcement strategies.

Evidence Policy

Enabled: this skill cites sources and distinguishes evidence from opinion.

kubernetesk8s-securitypod-security-standardscis-benchmarknetwork-policiesrbacadmission-controllerskyvernoopa-gatekeepercontainer-securityruntime-securitycompliancehardening

Research Foundation: 8 sources (4 official docs, 2 industry frameworks, 1 academic, 1 books)

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Version History

v1.0.02/16/2026

Initial release

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End-to-end secure Kubernetes platform implementation from cluster setup through hardened security baselines to automated compliance checking

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