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2 articles tagged with "Containers"

Docker Security Best Practices: Containers in Production

March 3, 2024 • 3 min read

Containers have revolutionized application deployment, but they introduce unique security challenges. This guide covers essential Docker security practices for production environments. Image Security Use Minimal Base Images 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 # ❌ Avoid FROM ubuntu:latest # ✅ Better FROM alpine:3.18 # ✅ Best - distroless FROM gcr.io/distroless/static-debian11 Scan for Vulnerabilities 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 # Trivy trivy image myapp:latest # Docker Scout docker scout cves myapp:latest # Snyk snyk container test myapp:latest Sign and Verify Images 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 # Docker Content Trust export DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST=1 docker push myregistry.

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Kubernetes Security: Hardening Your Container Orchestration

February 5, 2024 • 2 min read

Kubernetes has become the de facto standard for container orchestration, but its complexity introduces security challenges. This guide covers essential security practices for Kubernetes deployments. Security Layers Cluster Security Network Policies: Control pod-to-pod communication 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1 kind: NetworkPolicy metadata: name: deny-all spec: podSelector: {} policyTypes: - Ingress - Egress RBAC: Implement least privilege access 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 apiVersion: rbac.

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