Security Policies & Compliance

Learning Objectives

Apply Pod Security Admission or PSPs for workload isolation

Configure RBAC for fine-grained access control

Manage secrets securely with Vault or Sealed Secrets

Implement network security policies across Namespaces

Address PCI-DSS and HIPAA compliance requirements

Requirements

1. Enable Pod Security Admission (or PSP) and label Namespaces accordingly
2. Create RBAC Roles and RoleBindings for team members
3. Integrate HashiCorp Vault or Sealed Secrets for sensitive data
4. Define NetworkPolicies for cross-Namespace restrictions
5. Document PCI-DSS and HIPAA controls applied

Stretch goals

• Automate compliance checks with OPA/Gatekeeper
• Generate audit logs and ship to an external system
• Perform a gap analysis against a chosen compliance standard

Deliverables

• PSP (or PodSecurityAdmission), RBAC, and NetworkPolicy manifests
• Vault or Sealed Secrets configuration in your repo
• Compliance summary report

Links

• Pod Security Admission
• RBAC Authorization
• HashiCorp Vault

This task ensures your cluster meets enterprise security and compliance needs.