V-242467—The Kubernetes PKI keys must have file permissions set to 600 or more restrictive.
CAT II - Medium
CNTR-K8-003340
>Control Description
The Kubernetes PKI directory contains all certificate key files supporting secure network communications in the Kubernetes Control Plane. If these files can be modified, data traversing within the architecture components would become unsecure and compromised.
>Check Content
Review the permissions of the Kubernetes PKI key files by using the command: sudo find /etc/kubernetes/pki -name "*.key" | xargs stat -c '%n %a' If any of the files have permissions more permissive than "600", this is a finding.
>Remediation
Change the ownership of the key files to "600" by executing the command: find /etc/kubernetes/pki -name "*.key" | xargs chmod 600
>CCI References
Control Correlation Identifiers (CCIs) map STIG findings to NIST 800-53 controls.
>Cross-Framework Mappings
NIST SP 800-53 r5
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