Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills/skills/hardening-docker-daemon-configuration/references/standards.md

Standards and References - Docker Daemon Hardening

CIS Docker Benchmark v1.6

Section 2: Docker Daemon Configuration

Rule	Description	Status
2.1	Run the Docker daemon as a non-root user	Rootless mode
2.2	Ensure network traffic is restricted between containers	icc: false
2.3	Ensure the logging level is set to info	log-level: info
2.4	Ensure Docker is allowed to make changes to iptables	iptables: true
2.5	Ensure insecure registries are not used	No --insecure-registry
2.6	Ensure aufs storage driver is not used	overlay2 driver
2.7	Ensure TLS authentication for Docker daemon is configured	tlsverify: true
2.8	Ensure the default ulimit is configured appropriately	default-ulimits set
2.9	Enable user namespace support	userns-remap: default
2.10	Ensure the default cgroup usage has been confirmed	cgroup-parent
2.11	Ensure base device size is not changed until needed	Default 10G
2.12	Ensure that authorization for Docker client commands is enabled	AuthZ plugin
2.13	Ensure centralized and remote logging is configured	log-driver
2.14	Ensure containers are restricted from acquiring new privileges	no-new-privileges
2.15	Ensure live restore is enabled	live-restore: true
2.16	Ensure Userland Proxy is disabled	userland-proxy: false
2.17	Ensure daemon-wide custom seccomp profile is applied	seccomp-profile

NIST SP 800-190

• Section 4.1.4: Configuration defects in container images
• Section 5.1: Image security - Content trust enforcement
• Section 5.3: Daemon hardening recommendations

OWASP Docker Security Cheat Sheet

• Rule 0: Keep host and Docker up to date
• Rule 1: Do not expose the Docker daemon socket
• Rule 2: Set a user
• Rule 3: Limit capabilities
• Rule 4: Add no-new-privileges flag
• Rule 5: Disable inter-container communication
• Rule 6: Use Linux Security Module
• Rule 7: Limit resources
• Rule 8: Set filesystem and volumes to read-only
• Rule 9: Use static analysis tools
• Rule 10: Set log level to info

Compliance Mappings

PCI DSS v4.0

• Req 2.2: Develop configuration standards for all system components
• Req 2.2.1: System hardening procedures

SOC 2

• CC6.1: Logical and physical access controls
• CC8.1: Change management

FedRAMP

• CM-6: Configuration Settings
• CM-7: Least Functionality