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A guided Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) preparation course with 45 Kubernetes security labs arranged from security foundations to cluster setup, hardening, workload security, supply chain, audit, and runtime investigation.
| Index | Name | Difficulty | Practice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Map Kubernetes Security Boundaries | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 02 | Collect Security Evidence with kubectl | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 03 | Review Namespaces and Tenant Isolation | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 04 | Inspect RBAC Subjects and Permissions | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 05 | Inspect ServiceAccount Token Behavior | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 06 | Apply Pod Security Standards | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 07 | Restrict Namespace Traffic with NetworkPolicy | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 08 | Allow DNS Through Default-Deny Egress | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 09 | Publish Ingress with TLS | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 10 | Deny Workload Access to Node Metadata | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 11 | Verify Kubernetes Binaries | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 12 | Review CIS Findings with kube-bench | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 13 | Check Admission and Pod Security Readiness | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 14 | Minimize a Role's Permissions | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 15 | Reduce an Overprivileged ClusterRoleBinding | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 16 | Disable Default ServiceAccount Token Mounts | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 17 | Scope a Namespace Operator Role | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 18 | Block API Server Proxy Escalation | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 19 | Contain a Leaked ServiceAccount Token | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 20 | Audit Access to Sensitive Resources | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 21 | Inspect Host Attack Surface Safely | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 22 | Disable a Host Debug Service | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 23 | Review kubelet Exposure | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 24 | Review AppArmor Profile Enforcement on a Workload | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 25 | Install a Local seccomp Profile | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 26 | Remove HostPath Access from a Workload | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 27 | Harden a Pod Security Context | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 28 | Drop Linux Capabilities | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 29 | Run Containers as Non-Root | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 30 | Protect Secrets with Projected Files | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 31 | Rotate and Constrain Application Secrets | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 32 | Isolate a Risky Sidecar Boundary | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 33 | Enforce Immutable Runtime Containers | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 34 | Quarantine a Suspicious Workload | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 35 | Build a Minimal Approved Image | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 36 | Scan Workload Manifests with kube-linter | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 37 | Scan Helm Output with kube-linter | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 38 | Verify SBOM and Checksum Evidence | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 39 | Enforce Trusted Image Registries | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 40 | Remove Build Secrets from an Image | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 41 | Review Audit Events for Secret Access | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 42 | Investigate Unauthorized API Activity | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 43 | Detect Suspicious Runtime Processes | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 44 | Detect Runtime File Drift | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 45 | Restore Policy from Audit Evidence | Beginner | Start Lab |
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