Allowed Pods

Type: Rule
ID: k8s-pods-white-listed-pod
Source: v2/rules/k8s/pods/white-listed-pod.yaml
Rego Source: white-listed-pod.rego
Labels: K8s, Pod

Verify only pods explicitly listed in the Allowed List are allowed to run.

note

This rule requires K8s Pod Discovery Evidence. See here for more details.

tip

Signed Evidence for this rule IS NOT required by default but is recommended.

warning

Rule requires evaluation with a target. Without one, it will be disabled unless the --all-evidence flag is provided.

Usage example

uses: k8s/pods/white-listed-pod@v2
with:
  white_listed_pod:
    - my-pod-1.*
    - my-pod-2.*
  verify_namespaces:
    - ".*"

Mitigation

Ensures that only approved pods are running within the Kubernetes cluster, reducing the risk of unauthorized or misconfigured pods.

Description

This rule ensures that only pods specified in the whitelist are allowed to run within the Kubernetes cluster. It performs the following steps:

1. Iterates over the pods in the cluster.
2. Checks each pod against the whitelist specified in the with.white_listed_pod configuration.
   • If a pod is not in the whitelist, the rule flags it as a violation.

Evidence Requirements:

• Evidence must be provided by the Scribe Platform's CLI tool through scanning Kubernetes resources.

Evidence Requirements

Field	Value
signed	False
content_body_type	generic
target_type	data
predicate_type	http://scribesecurity.com/evidence/discovery/v0.1
labels	- asset_type=pod - platform=k8s

Input Definitions

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
white_listed_pod	array	True	A list of allowed pods (supports regex).
verify_namespaces	array	True	A list of namespaces to verify (supports regex).