KCSA Compliance And Security Frameworks Practice Question
An auditor reviews container runtime configurations for compliance with NIST SP 800-190 recommendations on privilege escalation. Which Kubernetes feature controls whether a process can gain more privileges than its parent process?
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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allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
allowPrivilegeEscalation controls whether a process can gain more privileges through mechanisms like setuid binaries, fulfilling privilege restriction controls.
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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allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
Why this is correct
Setting allowPrivilegeEscalation to false prevents child processes from gaining additional privileges.
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automountServiceAccountToken: false
Why it's wrong here
This controls service account token mounting.
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runAsUser: 1000
Why it's wrong here
runAsUser defines the numeric user ID, not privilege escalation.
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privileged: false
Why it's wrong here
While privileged: false is necessary, allowPrivilegeEscalation specifically targets privilege escalation vectors.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official CNCF / Linux Foundation exam blueprint
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