Mastering Kubernetes Integration

Optimizing Your Kubernetes API Interactions: A Comprehensive Guide

Dive deep into the essentials of interacting with the Kubernetes API, including authentication, authorization, and admission controls

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Table of Contents

1. Interacting with a Kubernetes Cluster’s API
2. Authentication
3. Authorization
4. RBAC and the RBAC Process Overview
5. Admission Controller

1. Interacting with a Kubernetes Cluster’s API

To execute any operation within a Kubernetes cluster, we need to engage with its API, which follows a threefold process:

• Authentication (via Certificate or Webhook),
• Authorization (leveraging RBAC or Webhook mechanisms)
• Admission Controls.

These procedures are detailed in the “Controlling Access to the Kubernetes API” section, and their workflow is visually represented on the Kubernetes official site.