Security

• Docker Bench for Security:

  • Docker Bench for Security is a script that checks for common best-practices around deploying Docker containers in production.

  Docker Security Scanning:

  • Docker Security Scanning helps to find vulnerabilities in your container images.

  Clair:

  • Clair is an open-source project for the static analysis of vulnerabilities in application containers.
• Docker Registry: Private Docker Registry:

  • Set up a private Docker registry and understand how to push and pull images.
• Docker Content Trust:

  Docker Content Trust:

  • Enable content trust to sign and verify image content.
• Docker Security Best Practices:

  1. Limit Resources (CPU, Memory) for Containers:

  • Use --cpus and --memory options to limit container resources.

  1. Container Read-Only Filesystem:

  • Use --read-only to run containers with a read-only filesystem.

  1. Image Scanning Tools:

  • Integrate image scanning tools like Trivy, Anchore, or Clair into your CI/CD pipeline.
• Docker Security Best Practices:

  1. Container Runtime Security (RunC, containerd):

  • Understand the container runtime and its security considerations.

  1. Docker Security Blogs and Documentation:

  • Stay updated on Docker security features and best practices through Docker blogs and documentation.

  1. Regularly Update Docker and Images:

  • Keep Docker and base images up-to-date to patch security vulnerabilities.