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Marcelo Giles 2024-10-30 18:09:24 -07:00
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@ -152,6 +152,16 @@ You should not use the `AlwaysAllow` mode on a Kubernetes cluster where the API
is reachable from the public internet.
{{< /warning >}}
### The system:masters group
The `system:masters` group is a built-in Kubernetes group that grants unrestricted
access to the API server. Any user assigned to this group has full cluster administrator
privileges, bypassing any authorization restrictions imposed by the RBAC or Webhook mechanisms.
[Avoid adding users](/docs/concepts/security/rbac-good-practices/#least-privilege)
to this group. If you do need to grant a user cluster-admin rights, you can create a
[ClusterRoleBinding](/docs/reference/access-authn-authz/rbac/#user-facing-roles)
to the built-in `cluster-admin` ClusterRole.
### Authorization mode configuration {#choice-of-authz-config}
You can configure the Kubernetes API server's authorizer chain using either