# Cis Eks V160 5.4.5

> Encrypt traffic to HTTPS load balancers with TLS certificates (Manual)

- Skill: `cyberstrikeus/cis-eks-v160-5-4-5` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add cyberstrikeus/cis-eks-v160-5-4-5`
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- Category: DevOps & Infra
- Author: cyberstrikeus (https://skillmd.com/u/cyberstrikeus)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/cyberstrikeus/cis-eks-v160-5-4-5

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# 5.4.5 Encrypt traffic to HTTPS load balancers with TLS certificates (Manual)

## Profile Applicability

- Level 1

## Description

Encrypt traffic to HTTPS load balancers using TLS certificates.

## Rationale

Encrypting traffic between users and your Kubernetes workload is fundamental to protecting data sent over the web.

## Impact

None documented.

## Audit Procedure

Your load balancer vendor can provide details on auditing the certificates and policies required to utilize TLS.

## Remediation

Your load balancer vendor can provide details on configuring HTTPS with TLS.

## Default Value

By default, TLS is not enabled on load balancers.

## References

1. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elasticloadbalancing/latest/userguide/data-protection.html
2. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elasticloadbalancing/latest/application/create-https-listener.html

## CIS Controls

| Controls Version | Control                                           | IG 1 | IG 2 | IG 3 |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------- | ---- | ---- | ---- |
| v8               | 3.10 Encrypt Sensitive Data in Transit            |      | X    | X    |
| v7               | 14.4 Encrypt All Sensitive Information in Transit |      | X    | X    |