Day-44: ClusterRole and ClusterRoleBinding in Kubernetes

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Aaj hum baat karenge Kubernetes ke do important concepts ke baare mein: ClusterRole aur ClusterRoleBinding. Yeh dono concepts aapko apne Kubernetes cluster mein access control ko efficiently manage karne mein madad karte hain. Is blog mein hum in concepts ko easy language mein samjhenge, sath hi real-life examples aur practical demonstration bhi dekhenge. Chaliye shuru karte hain! 🚀

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ClusterRole Kya Hai?

Soch lijiye, aapke paas ek bahut bada Kubernetes cluster hai jisme multiple namespaces hain. Aap chahte hain ki kuch users ya services ko poore cluster (matlab har namespace) mein specific resources pe actions perform karne ki permission mile. Yahi kaam ClusterRole karta hai.

ClusterRole ek aisa role hai jo cluster-wide permissions define karta hai. Matlab, is role ke through aap define kar sakte hain ki kaunse actions kisi bhi namespace ke resources pe allow kiye gaye hain.

Example:

• Agar aap chahte hain ki ek user har namespace mein pods ko dekh sake, to aap ek ClusterRole create kar sakte hain jo get, list, aur watch permissions define kare pods ke liye.

ClusterRoleBinding Kya Hai?

Ab agar aapne ClusterRole bana diya, to agla step hota hai us ClusterRole ko kisi user, group, ya service account ke sath associate karna. Yahi kaam ClusterRoleBinding karta hai.

ClusterRoleBinding ek aisa object hai jo ek ClusterRole ko specific users ya groups ke sath bind karta hai. Iske through aap ensure karte hain ki woh users ya services cluster-wide permissions use kar sakein.

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ClusterRole aur ClusterRoleBinding ke Components

1. ClusterRole:

• apiGroups: Yeh define karta hai ki kaunse API groups par yeh role apply hoga.

• resources: Yeh specify karta hai ki kaunse resources par yeh role apply hoga (jaise pods, services, etc.).

• verbs: Yeh actions ko define karta hai jo is role ke through perform kiye ja sakte hain (jaise get, list, create, etc.).

2. ClusterRoleBinding:

• subjects: Yeh define karta hai ki kaunse users, groups, ya service accounts is binding ke part hain.

• roleRef: Yeh specify karta hai ki kaunsa ClusterRole iss binding se associated hai.

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Real-Life Example

Sochiye, aap ek DevOps engineer hain aur aapko ensure karna hai ki har team member cluster ke sabhi namespaces mein pods ko dekh sake, lekin unhe delete ya modify na kar sake. Iska solution hai ek ClusterRole banaiye jisme pods ko dekhne ki permissions ho, aur phir usse har team member ke sath bind kariye using ClusterRoleBinding.

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Practical Demonstration: ClusterRole aur ClusterRoleBinding

Ab chaliye ek practical example dekhte hain jisme hum ek ClusterRole aur ClusterRoleBinding create karenge.

Step 1: ClusterRole ka Manifest File

apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
kind: ClusterRole
metadata:
  name: pod-reader
rules:
- apiGroups: [""]
  resources: ["pods"]
  verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]

Is manifest file mein humne ek pod-reader ClusterRole banaya hai jo cluster ke sabhi namespaces mein pods ko dekhne ki permission deta hai.

Step 2: ClusterRoleBinding ka Manifest File

apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
kind: ClusterRoleBinding
metadata:
  name: read-pods-global
subjects:
- kind: User
  name: "jane"
  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
roleRef:
  kind: ClusterRole
  name: pod-reader
  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io

Is file mein humne jane user ko pod-reader ClusterRole bind kiya hai, jisse woh poore cluster mein pods dekh sakti hai.

Step 3: Apply Manifest Files

kubectl apply -f clusterrole.yaml
kubectl apply -f clusterrolebinding.yaml

Yeh commands aapke ClusterRole aur ClusterRoleBinding ko Kubernetes cluster mein apply kar denge.

Step 4: Test Karein

kubectl auth can-i list pods --as=jane --all-namespaces

Is command se aap check kar sakte hain ki jane user ke paas pods ko dekhne ki permission hai ya nahi.

Conclusion

So, ab aap samajh gaye honge ki ClusterRole aur ClusterRoleBinding kya hote hain aur inka use kaise kiya jata hai Kubernetes mein cluster-wide access control implement karne ke liye. Yeh concepts aapke cluster ki security aur management ko enhance karne mein bahut useful hain. Jab aapko cluster-wide permissions ko manage karna ho, to inhe zaroor consider karein.

Keep exploring, keep learning! 😊

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