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Require Run As Non-Root User

Containers must be required to run as non-root users. This policy ensures `runAsUser` is either unset or set to a number greater than zero.

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Policy Definition

apiVersion: kyverno.io/v1
kind: ClusterPolicy
metadata:
name: require-run-as-non-root-user
annotations:
policies.kyverno.io/title: Require Run As Non-Root User
policies.kyverno.io/category: Pod Security Standards (Restricted)
policies.kyverno.io/severity: medium
policies.kyverno.io/subject: Pod
kyverno.io/kyverno-version: 1.6.0
kyverno.io/kubernetes-version: 1.22-1.23
policies.kyverno.io/description: Containers must be required to run as non-root users. This policy ensures `runAsUser` is either unset or set to a number greater than zero.
spec:
validationFailureAction: Audit
background: true
rules:
- name: run-as-non-root-user
match:
any:
- resources:
kinds:
- Pod
validate:
message: Running as root is not allowed. The fields spec.securityContext.runAsUser, spec.containers[*].securityContext.runAsUser, spec.initContainers[*].securityContext.runAsUser, and spec.ephemeralContainers[*].securityContext.runAsUser must be unset or set to a number greater than zero.
pattern:
spec:
"=(securityContext)":
"=(runAsUser)": ">0"
"=(ephemeralContainers)":
- "=(securityContext)":
"=(runAsUser)": ">0"
"=(initContainers)":
- "=(securityContext)":
"=(runAsUser)": ">0"
containers:
- "=(securityContext)":
"=(runAsUser)": ">0"

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