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scanning-kubernetes-manifests-with-kubesec
Scores Kubernetes resource manifests with Kubesec to flag misconfiguration and privilege-escalation risk before deployment, mapping each finding back to the securityContext change that fixes it. Use when gating manifests in CI, reviewing YAML or a rendered chart before it reaches a cluster, or explaining why a manifest scored negatively. Keywords: Kubesec, manifest score, securityContext, readOnlyRootFilesystem, runAsNonRoot, CI gate. Do not use for scanning built images for CVEs - use scanning-docker-images-with-trivy; for admission-time enforcement use implementing-opa-gatekeeper-for-policy-enforcement.
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# Scanning Kubernetes Manifests with Kubesec
## Overview
Kubesec is an open-source security risk analysis tool developed by ControlPlane that inspects Kubernetes resource manifests for common exploitable risks such as privilege escalation, writable host mounts, and excessive capabilities. It assigns a numerical security score to each resource and provides actionable recommendations for hardening. Kubesec can be used as a CLI binary, Docker container, kubectl plugin, admission webhook, or REST API endpoint.
## When to Use
- When conducting security assessments that involve scanning kubernetes manifests with kubesec
- When following incident response procedures for related security events
- When performing scheduled security testing or auditing activities
- When validating security controls through hands-on testing
