# Cis Ocp V170 1.1.14

> Ensure that the kubeconfig file ownership is set to root:root (Manual)

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- Updated: 2026-09-17
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# CIS Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform Benchmark v1.7.0 - Control 1.1.14

## Profile Applicability

- **Level:** 1

## Description

Ensure that the `kubeconfig` file ownership is set to `root:root`.

## Rationale

The `kubeconfig` file contains the admin credentials for the cluster. You should set its file ownership to maintain the integrity of the file. The file should be owned by `root:root`.

## Impact

None.

## Audit Procedure

In OpenShift 4 the admin config file is stored in `/etc/kubernetes/kubeconfig` with ownership `root:root`.

Run the following command.

```bash
for i in $(oc get nodes  -o name)
 do
  echo $i
  oc debug $i --  <<EOF
       chroot /host
       stat -c %U:%G  /etc/kubernetes/kubeconfig
EOF
 done
```

Verify that the ownership is set to `root:root`.

## Remediation

No remediation required; file permissions are managed by the operator.

## Default Value

By default, in OpenShift 4, `kubeconfig` file ownership is set to `root:root`.

## References

1. https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/latest/cli_reference/openshift_cli/administrator-cli-commands.html
2. https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/setup-tools/kubeadm/

## CIS Controls

| Controls Version | Control                                                                   | IG 1 | IG 2 | IG 3 |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---- | ---- | ---- |
| v8               | 5.4 Restrict Administrator Privileges to Dedicated Administrator Accounts | \*   | \*   | \*   |
| v7               | 4.3 Ensure the Use of Dedicated Administrative Accounts                   | \*   | \*   | \*   |

## MITRE ATT&CK Mappings

| Techniques / Sub-techniques | Tactics        | Mitigations |
| --------------------------- | -------------- | ----------- |
| T1083, T1222                | TA0005, TA0007 | M1026       |

## Profile

**Level 1** (Manual)