Field note 01 Read-only Kubernetes RBAC
Trace every permission to its source.
Replace YAML spelunking and terminal screenshots with a point-in-time evidence packet that names the subject, binding, role, and exact matching rule.
- Cluster writes
- None
- Data leaves cluster
- Never
- Packet formats
- MD · JSON
Read-only boundary
get/list roles · rolebindings · clusterroles · clusterrolebindings
No agents. No token retention.
The proof method
A field key for effective access
Each verdict stays attached to the evidence that produced it. When more than one path grants access, the report records all of them.
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01
Collect the habitat
Fetch only the four RBAC object families and the server version. Save a reusable snapshot for offline review.
kpe snapshot --output rbac.json -
02
Test bounded questions
Name one subject and a small JSON matrix of verbs, resources, namespaces, subresources, or URLs.
--subject user:mina --matrix checks.json -
03
Preserve the provenance
Export readable and structured companions. Sign the JSON with your own offline Ed25519 key when custody matters.
evidence.md + evidence.json
Live specimen
Follow the causal path
This recorded, in-browser example uses fictional RBAC data. Nothing is uploaded and no cluster is contacted.
Run it where the evidence lives
One binary. No operator.
Build from inspectable Rust source today. Release binaries are attached by the factory after publishing.
- Works from a least-privilege kubeconfig
- Runs again from a token-free snapshot
- Deterministic rule matching, covered by a 20-case fixture
$ cargo install --git https://github.com/B-Divyesh/sf-kube-permission-evidence
$ kpe report \
--subject user:alice@example.com \
--as-group platform-engineers \
--matrix checks.json \
--output audit-2026-08
Wrote audit-2026-08.md and audit-2026-08.json
(14 allowed, 6 denied, 1 uncertain).
Version behavior
Honest about what the snapshot cannot know.
Kubernetes stores controller-resolved rules for aggregated ClusterRoles. KPE evaluates those collected rules, records the server version, and marks each affected proof uncertain. Webhook and Node authorizers remain explicitly outside the claim.
uncertain
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