The article explores how Tetragon can be used to secure AKS workloads by controlling file modifications through system call monitoring.
It demonstrates why using the Override action is superior to SIG
KILL when preventing unauthorized file writes in scenarios like protecting NGINX web server files.
Reasons to Read -- Learn:
how to implement more graceful security controls in Kubernetes environments using Tetragon's Tracing Policies, which can prevent file defacement without causing system instability
practical differences between SIGKILL and Override actions when protecting files, including specific examples with Vim and NGINX that demonstrate real-world implications
underlying mechanics of system calls in file operations and how they can be leveraged for security purposes in AKS environments
4 min readauthor: Glen Yu
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