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Update hardening Kubernetes clusters URL in website to the latest version 1.2 #44031

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USA's National Security Agency (NSA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
Security Agency (CISA)
released, "[Kubernetes Hardening Guidance](https://media.defense.gov/2021/Aug/03/2002820425/-1/-1/1/CTR_KUBERNETES%20HARDENING%20GUIDANCE.PDF)"
released Kubernetes Hardening Guidance
on August 3rd, 2021. The guidance details threats to Kubernetes environments
and provides secure configuration guidance to minimize risk.

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guidance is recommended before proceeding as the following content is
complementary.

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**Update, November 2023:**

The National Security Agency (NSA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released the 1.0 version of the Kubernetes hardening guide in August 2021 and updated it based on industry feedback in March 2022 (version 1.1).

The most recent version of the Kubernetes hardening guidance was released in August 2022 with corrections and clarifications. Version 1.2 outlines a number of recommendations for [hardening Kubernetes clusters](https://media.defense.gov/2022/Aug/29/2003066362/-1/-1/0/CTR_KUBERNETES_HARDENING_GUIDANCE_1.2_20220829.PDF).
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Even better, IMO:

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The most recent version of the Kubernetes hardening guidance was released in August 2022 with corrections and clarifications. Version 1.2 outlines a number of recommendations for [hardening Kubernetes clusters](https://media.defense.gov/2022/Aug/29/2003066362/-1/-1/0/CTR_KUBERNETES_HARDENING_GUIDANCE_1.2_20220829.PDF).
A more recent version of the Kubernetes hardening guidance was released in August 2022 with corrections and clarifications. Version 1.2 outlines a number of recommendations for [hardening Kubernetes clusters](https://media.defense.gov/2022/Aug/29/2003066362/-1/-1/0/CTR_KUBERNETES_HARDENING_GUIDANCE_1.2_20220829.PDF).

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## Introduction and Threat Model

Note that the threats identified as important by the NSA/CISA, or the intended audience of this guidance, may be different from the threats that other enterprise users of Kubernetes consider important. This section
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