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Welcome to Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes
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Chapter 1. Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes {rhacs-version} documentation
Welcome to the official Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes documentation, where you can learn about Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes and start exploring its features.
To go to the Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes documentation, you can use one of the following methods:
- Use the left navigation bar to browse the documentation.
- Select the task that interests you from the contents of this Welcome page.
1.1. Installation activities
Before you start using Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes, you need to install it on your platform. Understanding the available installation methods helps you decide the best approach for your product and platform.
You can find information about installation methods for different platforms in the installation documentation.
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1.2. Operating Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes
After installing Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes, you can perform various operational activities to monitor, secure, and manage your Kubernetes clusters.
You can explore the following key operational activities:
- Viewing the dashboard to monitor real-time metrics from all your hosts, containers, and services
- Understanding the compliance feature to run automated checks and validate compliance based on industry standards, including Center for Internet Security (CIS), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Payment Card Industry (PCI), and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
- Managing vulnerabilities to identify and rank them for remediation
- Responding to policy violations by drilling down to the actual cause and taking corrective actions
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1.3. Configuring Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes
You can configure Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes to customize its behavior and integrate it with your infrastructure requirements.
Common configuration tasks include:
- Adding custom TLS certificates so users and API clients do not have to bypass certificate security warnings
- Backing up Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes data to enable restoration in case of infrastructure disasters or data corruption
- Configuring automatic upgrades for secured clusters to stay up to date with the latest features and security patches
1.4. Integrating with other products
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes can integrate with various third-party products to extend its capabilities and integrate security alerts into your existing workflows.
You can integrate Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes with the following types of products:
- Incident management platforms to forward alerts and notifications
- Communication tools to share security alerts with your teams
- Security information and event management (SIEM) systems for data retention and security investigations
- Log aggregation services for centralized logging and analysis