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Kubernetes – An Enterprise Guide - Second Edition

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Product type Book
Published in Dec 2021
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803230030
Pages 578 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
Languages
Authors (2):
Marc Boorshtein Marc Boorshtein
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Scott Surovich Scott Surovich
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Table of Contents (17) Chapters

Preface 1. Docker and Container Essentials 2. Deploying Kubernetes Using KinD 3. Kubernetes Bootcamp 4. Services, Load Balancing, ExternalDNS, and Global Balancing 5. Integrating Authentication into Your Cluster 6. RBAC Policies and Auditing 7. Deploying a Secured Kubernetes Dashboard 8. Extending Security Using Open Policy Agent 9. Node Security with GateKeeper 10. Auditing Using Falco, DevOps AI, and ECK 11. Backing Up Workloads 12. An Introduction to Istio 13. Building and Deploying Applications on Istio 14. Provisioning a Platform 15. Other Books You May Enjoy
16. Index

Integrating the dashboard with OpenUnison

The topic of how OpenUnison injected identity headers using impersonation was covered in Chapter 5, Integrating Authentication into Your Cluster, but not how OpenUnison injected user's identity into the dashboard with an OpenID Connect integrated cluster. It worked, but it wasn't explained. This section will use the OpenUnison implementation as an example of how to build a reverse proxy for the dashboard. Use the information in this section to get a better understanding of API security or to build your own solution for dashboard authentication.

The OpenUnison deployment comprises two integrated applications:

  • The OpenID Connect Identity Provider & Login Portal: This application hosts the login process and the discovery URLs used by the API server to get the keys needed to validate an id_token. It also hosts the screens where you can obtain your token for kubectl.
  • The dashboard: A reverse proxy application...
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