Access and Identity Management
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Managing user access, authentication, and authorization in OpenShift:
Authentication Configuration
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OAuth Integration: Configure and maintain OAuth providers (GitHub, Google, LDAP, etc.)
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Identity Providers: Manage multiple identity provider configurations and failover scenarios
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Token Management: Monitor OAuth token lifecycle, expiration, and refresh policies
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Session Handling: Configure session timeout, concurrent session limits, and security policies
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Multi-factor Authentication: Implement and maintain MFA requirements where applicable
Authorization and RBAC
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Role-Based Access Control: Maintain cluster roles, role bindings, and namespace-specific permissions
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Custom Roles: Create and manage custom roles for specific operational requirements
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Service Accounts: Manage service account lifecycle, permissions, and token rotation
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Group Management: Synchronize and maintain group memberships from external identity providers
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Privilege Escalation: Monitor and audit privilege escalation patterns and requests
User Lifecycle Management
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User Onboarding: Automate user provisioning and initial access setup
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Access Reviews: Conduct regular access reviews and permission audits
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Offboarding: Ensure proper user deactivation and access revocation procedures
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Identity Synchronization: Maintain sync between external identity systems and OpenShift
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Emergency Access: Maintain break-glass procedures for emergency administrative access
Certificate and Secret Management
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TLS Certificates: Rotate ingress, service, and internal communication certificates
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Secret Rotation: Implement automated secret rotation for passwords, API keys, and tokens
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Certificate Authorities: Manage internal CA certificates and trust chains
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Encryption at Rest: Configure and maintain etcd encryption and secret encryption
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Secret Storage: Secure secret storage practices and access patterns
Security Contexts and Policies
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Pod Security Standards: Implement and enforce pod security policies
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Security Context Constraints (SCCs): Manage SCCs for workload security requirements
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Admission Controllers: Configure and maintain security-focused admission controllers
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Network Policies: Implement network segmentation and micro-segmentation policies
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Image Security: Manage image scanning, vulnerability policies, and trusted registries
Multi-tenancy and Isolation
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Namespace Isolation: Implement proper tenant separation and resource isolation
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Resource Quotas: Manage tenant resource quotas and limits
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Network Segmentation: Ensure proper network isolation between tenants
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Data Separation: Maintain data privacy and separation between different user groups
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Shared Services: Manage access to shared cluster services and resources