Docker Security Operations- Docker Swarm Configuration

Perform the following for docker swarm configuration:

  • Enable swarm mode only if needed.

  • Create a minimum number of manager nodes in a swarm.

  • Bind swarm services are bound to a specific host interface.

  • Encrypt containers data exchange on different overlay network nodes.

  • Manage secrets in a Swarm cluster with Docker's secret management commands.

  • Run swarm manager in auto-lock mode.

  • Rotate swarm manager auto-lock key periodically.

  • Rotate node and CA certificates as needed.

  • Separate management plane traffic from data plane traffic.