k8spspprivilegedcontainer

Basic Information

• Policy type: security
• Recommended level: L3
• Effective resource type: Pod
• Parameter

  exemptImages: String array

Function

The privileged field in PodSecurityPolicy cannot be set to true.

Policy Example

The following policy instance shows the types of resources for which the policy definition takes effect.

apiVersion: constraints.gatekeeper.sh/v1beta1
kind: K8sPSPPrivilegedContainer
metadata:
  name: psp-privileged-container
spec:
  match:
    kinds:
      - apiGroups: [""]
        kinds: ["Pod"]
    excludedNamespaces: ["kube-system"]

Resource Definition That Complies with the Policy

In the example, the value of privileged is set to false, which complies with the policy instance.

apiVersion: v1
kind: Pod
metadata:
  name: nginx-privileged-allowed
  labels:
    app: nginx-privileged
spec:
  containers:
  - name: nginx
    image: nginx
    securityContext:
      privileged: false

Resource Definition That Does Not Comply with the Policy

In the example, the value of privileged is set to true, which does not comply with the policy instance.

apiVersion: v1
kind: Pod
metadata:
  name: nginx-privileged-disallowed
  labels:
    app: nginx-privileged
spec:
  containers:
  - name: nginx
    image: nginx
    securityContext:
      privileged: true