Anyone who doesn’t know about kubeconfig file, its a file which is used to configure access to a cluster. kubectl, helm like kubernetes client use this file to access kubernetes and perform operation.
Looks like you are interested in Kubernetes best practices, do not forget to read following 4 topics,
- https://goglides.io/2020/03/03/limit-range-kubernetes/
- https://goglides.io/2020/03/04/how-to-force-quotas-limit-to-pod/
- https://goglides.io/2020/03/05/how-to-force-quotas-limit-to-storage/
- https://goglides.io/2020/03/06/force-k8s-quotas-limits-request-ratio/
Creating kubeconfig file with limited access
In this exercise I am going to use RBAC configuration and service account to generate kubeconfig file which has limited access.
Create ServiceAccount, Role and RoleBinding
cat <<EOF | kubectl apply -f -
apiVersion: v1
kind: Namespace
metadata:
name: goglides
---
apiVersion: v1
kind: ServiceAccount
metadata:
name: goglides-sa
namespace: goglides
---
kind: Role
apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1beta1
metadata:
name: goglides-role
namespace: goglides
rules:
- apiGroups: ["apps"]
resources: ["deployments"]
verbs: ["get", "list", "watch", "create", "delete", "update", "patch"]
- apiGroups: [""] # "" indicates the core API group
resources: ["configmaps", "secrets"]
verbs: ["get", "list", "watch", "create", "delete", "update", "patch"]
- apiGroups: [""] # "" indicates the core API group
resources: ["pods"]
verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]
---
apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1beta1
kind: RoleBinding
metadata:
name: goglides-rolebinding
namespace: goglides
roleRef:
apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
kind: Role
name: goglides-role
subjects:
- kind: ServiceAccount
name: goglides-sa
namespace: goglides
EOF
Once you create the Service Account we can use kubectl command to fetch certificate-authority and authentication token for user goglides-sa as follows,
export serviceAccount=goglides-sa
export namespace=goglides
export secretName=$(kubectl get sa $serviceAccount -n $namespace -o custom-columns=SECRETNAME:.secrets[].name --no-headers)
Get ca.crt from secret (using OSX base64 with -D flag for decode)
$ kubectl get secret $secretName -n $namespace -o custom-columns=CA:'.data.ca\.crt' --no-headers | base64 -D > ca.crt
Get ServiceAccount token from secret
export userToken=$(kubectl get secret $secretName -n $namespace -o custom-columns=CA:'.data.token' --no-headers | base64 -D)
Get cluster name of context
export name=$(kubectl config get-contexts $context | awk '{print $3}' | tail -n 1)
Get endpoint of current context
export endpoint=$(kubectl config view -o jsonpath="{.clusters[?(@.name == "$name")].cluster.server}")
- Once you follow above steps you have all the information required to create kubeconfig file. Lets start by creating basic skeleton,
$ kubectl config --kubeconfig=config-demo set-cluster development
Cluster "development" set.
$ cat config-demo
apiVersion: v1
clusters:
- cluster:
server: ""
name: development
contexts: []
current-context: ""
kind: Config
preferences: {}
users: []
Set cluster (run in directory where ca.crt is stored)
$ kubectl config --kubeconfig=config-demo set-cluster development \
--embed-certs=true \
--server=$endpoint \
--certificate-authority=./ca.crt
$ cat config-demo
apiVersion: v1
clusters:
- cluster:
certificate-authority-data: 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
server: https://kubernetes.docker.internal:6443
name: development
contexts: []
current-context: ""
kind: Config
preferences: {}
users: []
Add user details to your configuration file:
$ kubectl config --kubeconfig=config-demo set-credentials $serviceAccount --token=$userToken
User "goglides-sa" set.
$ cat config-demo
apiVersion: v1
clusters:
- cluster:
certificate-authority-data: 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
server: https://kubernetes.docker.internal:6443
name: development
contexts: []
current-context: ""
kind: Config
preferences: {}
users:
- name: goglides-sa
user:
token: eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6IiJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJrdWJlcm5ldGVzL3NlcnZpY2VhY2NvdW50Iiwia3ViZXJuZXRlcy5pby9zZXJ2aWNlYWNjb3VudC9uYW1lc3BhY2UiOiJnb2dsaWRlcyIsImt1YmVybmV0ZXMuaW8vc2VydmljZWFjY291bnQvc2VjcmV0Lm5hbWUiOiJnb2dsaWRlcy1zYS10b2tlbi1ncGdqNiIsImt1YmVybmV0ZXMuaW8vc2VydmljZWFjY291bnQvc2VydmljZS1hY2NvdW50Lm5hbWUiOiJnb2dsaWRlcy1zYSIsImt1YmVybmV0ZXMuaW8vc2VydmljZWFjY291bnQvc2VydmljZS1hY2NvdW50LnVpZCI6IjhjOTA1MjViLWJlNGItNDczOC05Y2M2LTYzMWZiMGM3ZmY1NyIsInN1YiI6InN5c3RlbTpzZXJ2aWNlYWNjb3VudDpnb2dsaWRlczpnb2dsaWRlcy1zYSJ9.VdkL9tSRNknbP5mYSXSv9jOM2KcBEAjeoo5f8MuExd1M8lP5R9re1l1JcZy0cP_lKjJ34toJY9ROlwoIxG7pZTe5BaDRVNEN2r41R3deTdkfAQj82Le5KvsIBRPTQ0dZKIxbWp9oqiH6CyuWhO6AYNm_z-vU9X0l_gofz6RWCjq_PgHDU8pmRO1o339xcU01xMJz7pVdkyVbx23egFabmnjCONDgtMwJ0cIvxK9yfhuuKFJxt2vHjdDerTFG4QuNoiHpZxwhSJjPgzdCwaaaGkz8UN_M8lO905pXFHXE1MmVvK_Anglp3B1l-hSLKGNoVYU4YgLUOaIi3jQJBZ2aiA
Add context details to your configuration file:
$ kubectl config --kubeconfig=config-demo \
set-context goglides-namespace --cluster=development \
--user $serviceAccount --namespace $namespace
$ cat config-demo
apiVersion: v1
clusters:
- cluster:
certificate-authority-data: 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
server: https://kubernetes.docker.internal:6443
name: development
contexts:
- context:
cluster: development
namespace: goglides
user: goglides-sa
name: goglides-namespace
current-context: ""
kind: Config
preferences: {}
users:
- name: goglides-sa
user:
token: eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6IiJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJrdWJlcm5ldGVzL3NlcnZpY2VhY2NvdW50Iiwia3ViZXJuZXRlcy5pby9zZXJ2aWNlYWNjb3VudC9uYW1lc3BhY2UiOiJnb2dsaWRlcyIsImt1YmVybmV0ZXMuaW8vc2VydmljZWFjY291bnQvc2VjcmV0Lm5hbWUiOiJnb2dsaWRlcy1zYS10b2tlbi1ncGdqNiIsImt1YmVybmV0ZXMuaW8vc2VydmljZWFjY291bnQvc2VydmljZS1hY2NvdW50Lm5hbWUiOiJnb2dsaWRlcy1zYSIsImt1YmVybmV0ZXMuaW8vc2VydmljZWFjY291bnQvc2VydmljZS1hY2NvdW50LnVpZCI6IjhjOTA1MjViLWJlNGItNDczOC05Y2M2LTYzMWZiMGM3ZmY1NyIsInN1YiI6InN5c3RlbTpzZXJ2aWNlYWNjb3VudDpnb2dsaWRlczpnb2dsaWRlcy1zYSJ9.VdkL9tSRNknbP5mYSXSv9jOM2KcBEAjeoo5f8MuExd1M8lP5R9re1l1JcZy0cP_lKjJ34toJY9ROlwoIxG7pZTe5BaDRVNEN2r41R3deTdkfAQj82Le5KvsIBRPTQ0dZKIxbWp9oqiH6CyuWhO6AYNm_z-vU9X0l_gofz6RWCjq_PgHDU8pmRO1o339xcU01xMJz7pVdkyVbx23egFabmnjCONDgtMwJ0cIvxK9yfhuuKFJxt2vHjdDerTFG4QuNoiHpZxwhSJjPgzdCwaaaGkz8UN_M8lO905pXFHXE1MmVvK_Anglp3B1l-hSLKGNoVYU4YgLUOaIi3jQJBZ2aiA
Ok lets validate,
kubectl config get-contexts --kubeconfig=config-demo
CURRENT NAME CLUSTER AUTHINFO NAMESPACE
goglides-namespace development goglides-sa goglides
Switch current-context to goglides-namespace for the user
export KUBECONFIG=config-demo
kubectl config use-context goglides-namespace
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