We take security seriously. If you discover a security vulnerability in this project, please report it responsibly.

Please DO NOT open public GitHub issues for security vulnerabilities.

Instead, please report security issues via email or private communication:

1. Email: [Your email or create a security advisory]
2. GitHub Security Advisory: Use GitHub's private vulnerability reporting feature
3. Include:
   • Description of the vulnerability
   • Steps to reproduce
   • Potential impact
   • Suggested fix (if any)

• Acknowledgment: We'll acknowledge receipt within 48 hours
• Updates: We'll provide updates on the fix progress
• Credit: We'll credit you in the fix (unless you prefer to remain anonymous)

This project demonstrates security best practices:

• ✅ IAM roles with least-privilege permissions
• ✅ Private subnets for worker nodes
• ✅ Security groups with minimal ingress
• ✅ ECR image scanning enabled
• ✅ EKS cluster encryption at rest
• ✅ VPC flow logs for network monitoring

• ✅ RBAC enabled
• ✅ Network policies for pod isolation
• ✅ Pod security standards
• ✅ Resource quotas and limits
• ✅ Secrets management
• ✅ Regular security updates

• ✅ No hardcoded credentials
• ✅ .gitignore for sensitive files
• ✅ Container vulnerability scanning
• ✅ Dependencies regularly updated
• ✅ Terraform state encryption

Never commit secrets to this repository:

• AWS access keys
• Kubernetes service account tokens
• Database passwords
• API keys
• TLS certificates (private keys)

Use:

• AWS Secrets Manager
• Kubernetes Secrets
• Environment variables
• External secret management tools

Before submitting code:

• No secrets or credentials committed
• Dependencies are up to date
• Security groups follow least-privilege
• IAM roles use minimal permissions
• Container images scanned for vulnerabilities
• Documentation doesn't expose sensitive information
• .gitignore includes sensitive files

This project is a reference implementation. For production use:

1. Enable additional security features:

   • AWS GuardDuty
   • AWS Security Hub
   • AWS Config rules
   • CloudTrail logging

2. Implement network security:

   • WAF for ALB
   • DDoS protection
   • Private EKS endpoints
   • VPN/PrivateLink access

3. Enhance authentication:

   • OIDC for EKS
   • MFA for AWS accounts
   • Certificate-based authentication
   • Service mesh (Istio/Linkerd)

4. Add monitoring:

   • AWS CloudWatch alarms
   • Falco for runtime security
   • Security audit logs
   • Intrusion detection

• AWS EKS Best Practices
• Kubernetes Security
• OWASP Container Security
• CIS Kubernetes Benchmark

This security policy is regularly reviewed and updated.

Last Updated: October 9, 2025

Thank you for helping keep this project secure! 🛡️