KCSA Compliance And Security Frameworks Practice Question
A security team is implementing Pod Security Standards (restricted, baseline, privileged) across namespaces. Which THREE controls are enforced under the Restricted Pod Security profile? (Choose THREE)
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Requiring all capabilities to be dropped except NET_BIND_SERVICE or dropping all (capabilities.drop: [ALL])
The restricted profile enforces running as non-root, dropping capabilities, and preventing privilege escalation.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Requiring all capabilities to be dropped except NET_BIND_SERVICE or dropping all (capabilities.drop: [ALL])
Why this is correct
Restricted profile requires dropping dangerous capabilities.
- ✓
Requiring containers to run as a non-root user (runAsNonRoot: true)
Why this is correct
Restricted profile mandates that containers do not run as root.
- ✓
Disallowing privilege escalation (allowPrivilegeEscalation: false)
Why this is correct
Privilege escalation must be explicitly disabled in the restricted profile.
- ✗
Allowing unrestricted use of the host network and host PID namespaces
Why it's wrong here
Restricted profile disallows hostNetwork and hostPID.
- ✗
Enabling privileged mode for all standard workloads
Why it's wrong here
Privileged mode is explicitly prohibited in the restricted profile.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official CNCF / Linux Foundation exam blueprint
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