"In this video, John Martinez explains how this policy allows connection to production Kubernetes clusters with an MFA. 👉 What exactly does this policy do? This policy helps contain attacks and persistent threats by enforcing an MFA prompt for privileged users before they are allowed to connect to production Kubernetes resources. This requirement ensures that users must prove their identity, helping to prevent unauthorized access and reduce the risk of compromise from stolen credentials. 👉 Why it matters A common technique during an attack is to use stolen credentials to find areas where an attacker can elevate their privilege. This is done to obtain access to computing resources to establish command and control (C2) channels and lateral movement, or to execute malicious actions such as lateral movement or the deployment of malware or back doors."
This policy allows connections to production Kubernetes clusters with an MFA prompt.
I’ve already established a session to the EKS cluster, so let’s run a Kubernetes command.
I’m being prompted for MFA, so I’ll approve it. The command completes successfully.
Now let’s run another Kubernetes command.
As you can see, I’ve successfully connected to my production Kubernetes cluster.
