# :lock: awesome-kubernetes-security [![Awesome](https://awesome.re/badge.svg)](https://awesome.re)

A curated list of awesome Kubernetes security resources. Can you dig it?

## Open Source Projects

- [aad-pod-identity](https://github.com/Azure/aad-pod-identity/) -  Assign Azure AD idenitites to pods in Kubernetes, in order to access Azure resources
- [audit2rbac](https://github.com/liggitt/audit2rbac) - Autogenerate RBAC policies based on Kubernetes audit logs
- [CDK](https://github.com/cdk-team/CDK) - Zero Dependency Container Penetration Toolkit
- [Deepfence ThreatMapper](https://github.com/deepfence/ThreatMapper) - Apache v2, powerful runtime vulnerability scanner for kubernetes, virtual machines and serverless
- [cnspec](https://cnspec.io) - Scan Kubernetes clusters, containers, and manifest files for vulnerabilities and misconfigurations
- [falco](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco) - Container Native Runtime Security
- [KBOM](https://github.com/ksoclabs/kbom) - Kubernetes Bill of Materials Toolkit
- [kdigger](https://github.com/quarkslab/kdigger) - Kubernetes focused container assessment and context discovery tool for penetration testing
- [kiam](https://github.com/uswitch/kiam) - Integrate AWS IAM with Kubernetes
- [kube-bench](https://github.com/aquasecurity/kube-bench) - Check whether Kubernetes is deployed according to security best practics
- [kube-hunter](https://github.com/aquasecurity/kube-hunter) - Hunt for security weaknesses in Kubernetes clusters
- [kube-psp-advisor](https://github.com/sysdiglabs/kube-psp-advisor) - Help building an adaptive and fine-grained pod security policy
- [kube-scan](https://github.com/octarinesec/kube-scan) - k8s cluster risk assessment tool
- [kubescape](https://github.com/kubescape/kubescape) - k8s risk analysis, security compliance, and misconfiguration scanning.
- [kubelight - WIP but promising](https://github.com/OWASP/KubeLight) - OWASP project to scan your Kubernetes Cluster for Security & Compliance.
- [Kubei](https://github.com/Portshift/kubei) - Vulnerabilities scanner for Kubernetes clusters
- [kube2iam](https://github.com/jtblin/kube2iam) - Provide different AWS IAM roles for pods running on Kubernetes
- [kubeaudit](https://github.com/Shopify/kubeaudit) - Audit your Kubernetes clusters against common security controls
- [kubectl-bindrole](https://github.com/Ladicle/kubectl-bindrole) - Find Kubernetes roles bound to a specified ServiceAccount, Group or User
- [kubectl-dig](https://github.com/sysdiglabs/kubectl-dig) - Deep Kubernetes visibility from the kubectl
- [kubectl-kubesec](https://github.com/stefanprodan/kubectl-kubesec) - Scan Kubernetes pods, deployments, daemonsets and statefulsets with kubesec.io
- [kubectl-who-can](https://github.com/aquasecurity/kubectl-who-can) - Show who has permissions to \<verb\> \<resource\> in Kubernetes
- [OWASP Top Ten for Kubernetes](https://owasp.org/www-project-kubernetes-top-ten/) -  The Top Ten is a prioritized list of these risks backed by data collected from organizations varying in maturity and complexity
- [terrascan](https://github.com/accurics/terrascan) - Detect compliance and security violations across Infrastructure as Code to mitigate risk before provisioning cloud native infrastructure
- [kyverno](https://github.com/nirmata/kyverno) - Kubernetes Native Policy Management
- [netchecks](https://github.com/hardbyte/netchecks/) - Tool to validate assumptions about the network
- [rakkess](https://github.com/corneliusweig/rakkess) - Review access matrix for Kubernetes server resources
- [rback](https://github.com/team-soteria/rback) - RBAC in Kubernetes visualizer
- [red-kube](https://github.com/lightspin-tech/red-kube) - K8S Adversary Emulation Based on kubectl
- [steampipe](https://github.com/turbot/steampipe) - Use SQL to query your cloud services (AWS, Azure, GCP and more) running Kubernetes
- [steampipe-kubernetes](https://github.com/turbot/steampipe-plugin-kubernetes) - Use SQL to query your Kubernetes resources
- [steampipe-kubernetes-compliance](https://github.com/turbot/steampipe-mod-kubernetes-compliance) - Kubernetes compliance scanning tool for CIS, NSA & CISA Cybersecurity technical report for Kubernetes hardening.
- [trivy](https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy) - A Simple and Comprehensive Vulnerability Scanner for Containers, Suitable for CI
- [trivy-operator](https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy-operator) - Kubernetes-native security (Vulnerabilities,IaC MisConfig,Exposed Secrets,RBAC Assessment,Compliance and more) toolkit for kubernetes
- [kubernetes-rbac-audit](https://github.com/cyberark/kubernetes-rbac-audit) - Tool for auditing RBACs in Kubernetes
- [kubernetes-external-secrets](https://github.com/external-secrets/kubernetes-external-secrets) - Tool to get External Secrets from Hashicorp Vault and AWS SSM
- [vault-secrets-operator](https://github.com/ricoberger/vault-secrets-operator) - An operator to create Kubernetes secrets from Vault for a secure GitOps based workflow

## General Resources

- [Kubernetes Security and Disclosure Information](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/issues-security/security/)
- [Kubernetes Security](https://kubernetes-security.info/)
- [GKE Security Bulletins](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/security-bulletins)
- [CKS Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist resources repo](https://github.com/walidshaari/Certified-Kubernetes-Security-Specialist)
- [Kubernetes Security Checklist and Requirements](https://github.com/Vinum-Security/kubernetes-security-checklist)
- [OWASP Kubernetes Security Cheatsheet](https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/Kubernetes_Security_Cheat_Sheet.html)
- [Securing Kubernetes Clusters](https://www.cyberark.com/resources/threat-research-blog/securing-kubernetes-clusters-by-eliminating-risky-permissions)
- [Kubernetes Security : 6 Best Practices for 4C Security Model](https://spacelift.io/blog/kubernetes-security)

## Twitter Accounts

- [Andrew Martin](https://twitter.com/sublimino)
- [Ann N Wallace](https://twitter.com/annnwallace)
- [Annabelle Bertucio](https://twitter.com/WhyHiAnnabelle)
- [Brad Geessaman](https://twitter.com/bradgeesaman)
- [Duffie Cooley](https://twitter.com/mauilion)
- [Erik St. Martin](https://twitter.com/erikstmartin)
- [Greg Castle](https://twitter.com/mrgcastle)
- [Ian Coldwater](https://twitter.com/iancoldwater)
- [Jimmy Mesta](https://twitter.com/jimmesta)
- [Jordan Liggitt](https://twitter.com/liggitt)
- [learnk8s](https://twitter.com/learnk8s)
- [Liz Rice](https://twitter.com/lizrice)
- [Mark Manning](https://twitter.com/antitree)
- [Maya Kaczorowski](https://twitter.com/MayaKaczorowski)
- [Michael Ducy](https://twitter.com/mfdii)
- [Michael Hausenblas](https://twitter.com/mhausenblas)
- [Peter Benjamin](https://twitter.com/petermbenjamin)
- [Rory McCune](https://twitter.com/raesene)
- [Tabitha Sable](https://twitter.com/TabbySable)
- [Tim Allclair](https://twitter.com/tallclair)
- [Timothy St. Clair](https://twitter.com/timothysc)
- [Sangam Biradar](https://github.com/sangam14)