intermediate~4h
Security: RBAC, Service Accounts & Pod Security Standards
Kubernetes security operates at complementary layers: RBAC governs API access. Service Accounts are the identity a Pod uses when calling the API Server. Security Context controls OS/kernel-level conta
Learning objectives
- Explain what RBAC actually controls, and the relationship between a Role, a RoleBinding, and a Subject.
- Explain what a ServiceAccount is, and why every Pod has one whether you configure it explicitly or not.
- Apply Pod Security Standards to restrict what a Pod's containers are allowed to do, extending the Docker Security chapter's non-root guidance.
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Security: RBAC, Service Accounts & Pod Security Standards