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Kubernetes and Cloud Native Security Associate (KCSA, CNCF) (KCSA) Practice Test

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Q1Compliance And Security Frameworkshard
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An auditor is assessing compliance with NIST SP 800-53 controls for access control (AC) within a managed Kubernetes cluster. Which API object enforces fine-grained authorization decisions directly at the Kubernetes API server?

AValidatingWebhookConfiguration
BNetworkPolicy
ClusterRoleBindingCorrect
DResourceQuota

ClusterRoleBinding is the Kubernetes RBAC API object that binds a ClusterRole (or Role) to subjects (users, groups, service accounts) cluster-wide, and the API server evaluates these bindings during authorization. It directly enforces fine-grained authorization decisions at the A…Read full explanation

Q2Compliance And Security Frameworkseasy
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An enterprise is adopting the Cloud Native Security Framework to map their controls. Which of the 4Cs of Cloud Native Security represents the outermost layer encompassing physical data centers and hardware?

AClusters
CloudCorrect
CCode
DContainers

The Cloud layer is the outermost of the 4Cs of Cloud Native Security (Cloud, Clusters, Containers, Code), representing the underlying infrastructure — physical data centers, hardware, and the cloud provider's IaaS layer. It encompasses the security of the cloud provider's environ…Read full explanation

Q3Compliance And Security Frameworksmedium
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According to the CIS Kubernetes Benchmark, anonymous requests to the Kubernetes API server should be disabled. Which kube-apiserver flag enforces this setting?

A--authorization-mode=Node,RBAC
--anonymous-auth=falseCorrect
C--enable-admission-plugins
D--insecure-port=0

The --anonymous-auth=false flag on the kube-apiserver disables anonymous requests, as recommended by the CIS Kubernetes Benchmark. This forces all requests to be authenticated.

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