Connect Kubernetes to ECA
Give ECA governed access to Kubernetes through Runlayer, with identity, policy, scanning, and audit on every call.
Set up
Add Kubernetes to ECA in four steps
Admins approve the server once. Everyone in ECA then gets it through the same governed connection.
- 1
Approve Kubernetes in Runlayer
Add Kubernetes from the catalog and choose who can use it and which of its tools are allowed.
- 2
Connect ECA to Runlayer
Install the Runlayer CLI so ECA can reach Kubernetes, which runs on the user’s machine.
ECA setup guide - 3
Sign in to Kubernetes
Sign in the way Kubernetes requires. Runlayer holds the credentials so they stay out of the client’s configuration.
- 4
Use Kubernetes from ECA
Kubernetes’s approved tools appear in ECA. Every call is checked against policy and recorded.
Tools
Kubernetes tools in ECA
Kubernetes reports its tools when your organization connects it, so the list depends on your deployment.
Control
What Runlayer can see and stop in ECA
Some controls apply to every client at the gateway. Others depend on what ECA exposes to Runlayer.
Gateway policy (available)
Every Kubernetes call from ECA passes through Runlayer, where your policies can allow, alert, mask, or block it.
Audit trail (available)
Each call is recorded with the user, ECA as the client, the tool, and the policy and scanner decisions.
Native enforcement adapter (not available)
Runlayer has no device-side adapter for ECA yet, so control happens at the gateway.
Frequently asked questions
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