Securing Docker

English | 2016 | ISBN: 978-1-78588-885-4 | 126 Pages | EPUB, MOBI, AZW3 | 10 MB

With the rising integration and adoption of Docker containers, there is a growing need to ensure their security.
The purpose of this book is to provide techniques and enhance your skills to secure Docker containers easily and efficiently. The book starts by sharing the techniques to configure Docker components securely and explore the different security measures/methods one can use to secure the kernel.
Furthermore, we will cover the best practices to report Docker security findings and will show you how you can safely report any security findings you come across. Toward the end, we list the internal and third-party tools that can help you immunize your Docker environment.
By the end of this book, you will have a complete understanding of Docker security so you are able to protect your container-based applications.
What you will learn

• Find out how to secure your Docker hosts and nodes
• Secure your Docker components
• Explore different security measures/methods for Linux kernels
• Install and run the Docker Bench security application
• Monitor and report security issues
• Familiarize yourself with third-party tools such as Traffic Authorization, Summon, sVirt, and SELinux to secure your Docker environment