Tag: AKS
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Local Kubernetes setup with KinD
Getting started with Kubernetes these days is easy and does not require to be in the lucky position having access to a cloud provider subscription for playing around with managed Kubernetes like AKS, EKS or GKE. All you need is your local machine. But then you must choose which one of the available offerings you…
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Upgrading the node image of an Azure Kubernetes Service cluster
Last year I have written a shell script to update the VMSS base image of an Azure Kubernetes Service cluster. -> https://www.danielstechblog.io/updating-the-base-image-of-a-vmss-based-aks-cluster/ -> https://www.danielstechblog.io/aks-vmss-base-image-update-script-multiple-node-pool-support/ As I am using the VMSS API and not the AKS API it was not an officially supported way to update the VMSS base image. But on the other hand, it…
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Using Azure Policy for Kubernetes
In my last blog post I mentioned that the next topic is about Azure Policy in combination with Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes. I decided to write about Azure Policy for Kubernetes instead covering Azure Kubernetes Service and Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes. As Azure Policy for Kubernetes is based on the Open Policy Agent Gatekeeper implementation,…
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Switching to Istio CNI plugin on Azure Kubernetes Service
You might question yourself, why the switch to the Istio CNI plugin might be useful? Istio uses, and other services meshes too, an init container to adjust the iptables rules for redirecting network traffic to/from the sidecar proxy container. The init container uses NET_ADMIN and NET_RAW capabilities to do the iptables changes and thus has…
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Using Azure Resource Graph to show ASC container image scan findings
In my previous blog post I showed you how to connect your Azure Container Registries with Azure Security Center. -> https://www.danielstechblog.io/connecting-azure-container-registry-with-azure-security-center/ Today we talk about how to receive the scan results via Azure Resource Graph instead of using the Security Center UI path. You can submit your queries against the Resource Graph via the Azure…
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Connecting Azure Container Registry with Azure Security Center
Back in March Microsoft released the container image scanning solution in the Azure Security Center for the Azure Container Registry. -> https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/vulnerability-scanning-for-images-in-azure-container-registry-is-now-generally-available/ The container image scanning solution is powered by Qualys and seamlessly integrated into the Security Center UI. Connecting your Azure Container Registries with the Security Center requires ASC running in the Standard Tier.…