Atredis Partners
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021-04 to 2021-05)
Reporting Period: 2021-04 to 2021-05
Environmental Metrics
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Multi-tenancy in Kubernetes, specifically a model where tenants share a control plane but have isolated worker nodes, presents challenges in terms of security and risk management.
Mitigation Strategies
- Extensive testing and code review of Kubernetes control plane components (kubelet, kube-proxy, kube-apiserver, etc.) to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities.
- Implementation of security controls such as X509 authentication, Node Authorizer, and NodeRestriction plugins to limit the impact of a compromised node.
- Recommendations to enhance Clusters as a Service initiatives as an alternative to the shared control plane model.