Docker Delivers Security Configuration Checking Tool | Linux Today

Docker Delivers Security Configuration Checking Tool

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Sean Michael Kerner
Jun 1, 2015

Now, Docker is getting its own tool for checking security configurations. Many of the earlier criticisms about the popular open-source application container virtualization technology, now a little more than 2 years old, revolved around security.

Earlier this month, Docker developers, along with the Center for Internet Security (CIS), published a benchmark report outlining best practices for secure Docker deployment. The CIS Benchmark is a very robust set of practices with 84 recommendations spread across 119 pages.

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Sean Michael Kerner

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