Security and User Management

You can add user groups and assign permissions for Public and Private Node Pools with the Kubernetes Manager in DCD.

Public Node Pools

In the clusters for Public Node Pools, nodes only have external IP addresses, which means that the nodes and pods are exposed to the internet.

Set up security settings

To set up the security settings, follow these steps:

1. In the DCD, go to Menu > Containers > Managed Kubernetes.

Containers drop-down menu

1. In Kubernetes Manager, select a cluster.

2. Go to the Security tab and click Visible to Groups.

3. To enable access, select the Edit or Share checkbox for a group.

Note: To disable access, select the group for which you want to disable access. Clear either the Edit or Share checkboxes. You can also directly click Remove Group.

Select the permissions for Groups

Result: The cluster for Public Node Pools now has the newly assigned permissions.

Private Node Pools

In the clusters for Private Node Pools, nodes only have internal IP addresses, which means that the nodes and pods are isolated from the internet. Internal IP addresses for nodes come from the primary IP address range of the subnet you choose for the cluster.

Set up security settings

To set up the security settings, follow these steps:

1. In the DCD, go to Menu > Containers > Managed Kubernetes.

Containers drop-down menu

1. In Kubernetes Manager, select a cluster.

2. Go to the Security tab and click Visible to Groups.

3. To enable access, select the Edit or Share checkbox for a group.

Note: To disable access, select the group you want to disable the access for. Clear either the Edit or Share checkboxes. You can also directly click Remove Group.

Select the permissions for Groups

Result: The cluster for Private Node Pools now has the newly assigned permissions.