| 1.1.1 Ensure that the API server pod specification file permissions are set to 600 or more restrictive | CIS Kubernetes v1.24 Benchmark v1.0.0 L1 Master | Unix | ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION |
| 1.1.9 Ensure that the Container Network Interface file permissions are set to 600 or more restrictive | CIS Kubernetes v1.24 Benchmark v1.0.0 L1 Master | Unix | ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION |
| 1.1.12 Ensure that the etcd data directory ownership is set to etcd:etcd | CIS Kubernetes v1.20 Benchmark v1.0.1 L1 Master | Unix | ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION |
| 1.1.12 Ensure that the etcd data directory ownership is set to etcd:etcd | CIS Kubernetes v1.23 Benchmark v1.0.1 L1 Master | Unix | ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION |
| 1.1.14 Ensure that the admin.conf file ownership is set to root:root | CIS Kubernetes v1.23 Benchmark v1.0.1 L1 Master | Unix | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 1.1.15 Ensure that the scheduler.conf file permissions are set to 600 or more restrictive | CIS Kubernetes v1.24 Benchmark v1.0.0 L1 Master | Unix | ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION |
| 1.1.16 Ensure that the scheduler.conf file ownership is set to root:root | CIS Kubernetes v1.23 Benchmark v1.0.1 L1 Master | Unix | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 1.1.17 Ensure that the controller-manager.conf file permissions are set to 600 or more restrictive | CIS Kubernetes v1.24 Benchmark v1.0.0 L1 Master | Unix | ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION |
| 1.1.18 Ensure that the controller-manager.conf file ownership is set to root:root | CIS Kubernetes v1.24 Benchmark v1.0.0 L1 Master | Unix | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 1.2.4 Ensure that the --kubelet-client-certificate and --kubelet-client-key arguments are set as appropriate - key | CIS Kubernetes v1.23 Benchmark v1.0.1 L1 Master | Unix | SYSTEM AND SERVICES ACQUISITION |
| 1.2.6 Ensure that the --authorization-mode argument is not set to AlwaysAllow | CIS Kubernetes v1.23 Benchmark v1.0.1 L1 Master | Unix | ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION |
| 1.2.9 Ensure that the admission control plugin EventRateLimit is set | CIS Kubernetes v1.24 Benchmark v1.0.0 L1 Master | Unix | SYSTEM AND SERVICES ACQUISITION |
| 1.2.14 Ensure that the admission control plugin NamespaceLifecycle is set | CIS Kubernetes v1.24 Benchmark v1.0.0 L1 Master | Unix | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 1.2.18 Ensure that the --audit-log-path argument is set | CIS Kubernetes v1.23 Benchmark v1.0.1 L1 Master | Unix | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 1.2.19 Ensure that the --audit-log-maxage argument is set to 30 or as appropriate | CIS Kubernetes v1.23 Benchmark v1.0.1 L1 Master | Unix | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 1.2.20 Ensure that the --audit-log-maxbackup argument is set to 10 or as appropriate | CIS Kubernetes v1.24 Benchmark v1.0.0 L1 Master | Unix | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 1.2.22 Ensure that the --request-timeout argument is set as appropriate | CIS Kubernetes v1.24 Benchmark v1.0.0 L1 Master | Unix | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 1.2.24 Ensure that the --service-account-key-file argument is set as appropriate | CIS Kubernetes v1.24 Benchmark v1.0.0 L1 Master | Unix | IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION |
| 1.2.31 Ensure that the API Server only makes use of Strong Cryptographic Ciphers | CIS Kubernetes v1.24 Benchmark v1.0.0 L1 Master | Unix | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 1.2.31 Ensure that the API Server only makes use of Strong Cryptographic Ciphers | CIS Kubernetes v1.23 Benchmark v1.0.1 L1 Master | Unix | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 1.3.1 Ensure that the --terminated-pod-gc-threshold argument is set as appropriate | CIS Kubernetes v1.24 Benchmark v1.0.0 L1 Master | Unix | SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY |
| 1.3.3 Ensure that the --use-service-account-credentials argument is set to true | CIS Kubernetes v1.24 Benchmark v1.0.0 L1 Master | Unix | ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION |
| 1.3.4 Ensure that the --service-account-private-key-file argument is set as appropriate | CIS Kubernetes v1.23 Benchmark v1.0.1 L1 Master | Unix | IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION |
| 1.3.5 Ensure that the --root-ca-file argument is set as appropriate | CIS Kubernetes v1.24 Benchmark v1.0.0 L1 Master | Unix | ACCESS CONTROL, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 1.3.7 Ensure that the --bind-address argument is set to 127.0.0.1 | CIS Kubernetes v1.24 Benchmark v1.0.0 L1 Master | Unix | ACCESS CONTROL, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 1.6.4 Ensure that the seccomp profile is set to docker/default in your pod definitions | CIS Kubernetes 1.13 Benchmark v1.4.1 L2 | Unix | |
| 2.1.4 Ensure that the --client-ca-file argument is set as appropriate | CIS Kubernetes 1.7.0 Benchmark v1.1.0 L1 | Unix | IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION |
| 3.1.1 Client certificate authentication should not be used for users | CIS Kubernetes v1.24 Benchmark v1.0.0 L1 Master | Unix | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 4.1.6 Ensure that the --kubeconfig kubelet.conf file ownership is set to root:root | CIS Kubernetes v1.24 Benchmark v1.0.0 L1 Worker | Unix | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 5.1.1 Ensure that the cluster-admin role is only used where required | CIS Kubernetes v1.23 Benchmark v1.0.1 L1 Master | Unix | ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 5.1.1 Ensure that the cluster-admin role is only used where required | CIS Kubernetes v1.24 Benchmark v1.0.0 L1 Master | Unix | ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 5.1.2 Minimize access to secrets | CIS Kubernetes v1.24 Benchmark v1.0.0 L1 Master | Unix | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 5.1.2 Minimize access to secrets | CIS Kubernetes v1.23 Benchmark v1.0.1 L1 Master | Unix | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 5.1.4 Minimize access to create pods | CIS Kubernetes v1.23 Benchmark v1.0.1 L1 Master | Unix | ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 5.1.4 Minimize access to create pods | CIS Kubernetes v1.24 Benchmark v1.0.0 L1 Master | Unix | ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 5.1.5 Ensure that default service accounts are not actively used. | CIS Kubernetes v1.24 Benchmark v1.0.0 L1 Master | Unix | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 5.1.6 Ensure that Service Account Tokens are only mounted where necessary - pods | CIS Kubernetes v1.24 Benchmark v1.0.0 L1 Master | Unix | SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 5.1.6 Ensure that Service Account Tokens are only mounted where necessary - pods | CIS Kubernetes v1.20 Benchmark v1.0.1 L1 Master | Unix | SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 5.1.6 Ensure that Service Account Tokens are only mounted where necessary - pods | CIS Kubernetes v1.23 Benchmark v1.0.1 L1 Master | Unix | SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 5.1.6 Ensure that Service Account Tokens are only mounted where necessary - serviceaccounts | CIS Kubernetes v1.24 Benchmark v1.0.0 L1 Master | Unix | SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 5.1.7 Avoid use of system:masters group | CIS Kubernetes v1.23 Benchmark v1.0.1 L1 Master | Unix | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 5.1.8 Limit use of the Bind, Impersonate and Escalate permissions in the Kubernetes cluster | CIS Kubernetes v1.20 Benchmark v1.0.1 L1 Master | Unix | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 5.2.1 Ensure that the cluster has at least one active policy control mechanism in place | CIS Kubernetes v1.23 Benchmark v1.0.1 L1 Master | Unix | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 5.2.2 Minimize the admission of privileged containers | CIS Kubernetes v1.24 Benchmark v1.0.0 L1 Master | Unix | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 5.2.6 Minimize the admission of containers with allowPrivilegeEscalation | CIS Kubernetes v1.23 Benchmark v1.0.1 L1 Master | Unix | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 5.2.6 Minimize the admission of containers with allowPrivilegeEscalation | CIS Kubernetes v1.24 Benchmark v1.0.0 L1 Master | Unix | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 5.2.7 Minimize the admission of containers with the NET_RAW capability | CIS Kubernetes v1.20 Benchmark v1.0.1 L1 Master | Unix | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 5.2.13 Minimize the admission of containers which use HostPorts | CIS Kubernetes v1.23 Benchmark v1.0.1 L1 Master | Unix | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 5.3.1 Ensure that the CNI in use supports Network Policies | CIS Kubernetes v1.24 Benchmark v1.0.0 L1 Master | Unix | SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 5.6.1 Enable VPC Flow Logs and Intranode Visibility | CIS Google Kubernetes Engine GKE v2.0.0 L2 | GCP | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY |
