kas-network-proxy-server-fips

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Chainguard Container for kas-network-proxy-server-fips

FIPS-validated variant of kas-network-proxy: the Konnectivity proxy-server and proxy-agent, built against a FIPS-validated cryptographic module.

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Download this Container Image

For those with access, this container image is available on cgr.dev:

docker pull cgr.dev/ORGANIZATION/kas-network-proxy-server-fips:latest

Be sure to replace the ORGANIZATION placeholder with the name used for your organization's private repository within the Chainguard Registry.

Compatibility Notes

Chainguard's kas-network-proxy-fips images are drop-in replacements for the upstream Konnectivity (apiserver-network-proxy) registry.k8s.io/kas-network-proxy/proxy-server and registry.k8s.io/kas-network-proxy/proxy-agent images. They are version-streamed to match the Kubernetes minor they are deployed alongside.

FIPS Support

These are the FIPS-validated variants of the proxy-server (/proxy-server) and proxy-agent (/proxy-agent), built against a FIPS-validated cryptographic module for deployments that must meet FIPS 140 requirements. Aside from the cryptographic module they are identical to the non-FIPS kas-network-proxy images; see those for general usage.

Getting Started

This family provides the two FIPS Konnectivity components as separate images:

cgr.dev/$ORGANIZATION/kas-network-proxy-server-fips:latest
cgr.dev/$ORGANIZATION/kas-network-proxy-agent-fips:latest

Konnectivity is a Kubernetes control-plane component: the proxy-server runs alongside the API server (wired in via an EgressSelectorConfiguration) and the proxy-agent runs on the cluster network to tunnel API-server traffic to nodes and Pods. Deploy these the same way as the non-FIPS kas-network-proxy images; refer to the upstream Kubernetes guide below for the recommended deployment.

Be sure to replace $ORGANIZATION with the name used for your organization's private repository within the Chainguard registry.

Documentation and Resources

• Set up the Konnectivity service (Kubernetes documentation)
• apiserver-network-proxy (upstream project)

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