CIS 1.6 Benchmark - Self-Assessment Guide - Rancher v2.5.4 ## Contents ###### CIS 1.6 Kubernetes Benchmark - Rancher v2.5.4 with Kubernetes v1.18 ## Controls ### 1.1 Etcd Node Configuration Files 1 arguments are set as appropriate (Automated) 85 ##### CIS 1.6 Benchmark - Self-Assessment Guide - Rancher v2.5.4 2.2 Ensure that the --client-cert-auth argument is set to true (Automated) 87 2.3 Ensure that anonymous-auth argument is set to false (Automated) 110 ##### CIS 1.6 Benchmark - Self-Assessment Guide - Rancher v2.5.4 4.2.2 Ensure that the --authorization-mode argument is not set to AlwaysAllow (Automated) 110

# Rancher Hardening Guide #### Rancher v2.1.x Version: 0.1.0 - November 26th 2018 ## Overview This document provides prescriptive guidance for hardening a production installation of Rancher v2.1.x address CIS-Kubernetes benchmark controls. • Rancher CIS-Kubernetes self assessment using RKE This document has been created by the Engineering team at Rancher Labs. Profile Definitions The following profile utility or performance of the technology ## Authors Jason Greathouse Bill Maxwell ### 1.1 - Rancher HA Kubernetes cluster host configuration 1.1.1 - Configure default sysctl settings on all hosts

# Deploying and Scaling Kubernetes with Rancher Vishal Biyani and Girish Shilamkar ## Contents Introduction ..... 4 1.1 Introduction ..... 4 1.2 Kubernetes Concepts and Terminology ..... 4 1.3 Kubernetes with Rancher ..... 9 2.1 Rancher Overview ..... 9 2.2 Native Kubernetes Support in Rancher ..... 9 2.3 Setting Up a Rancher Kubernetes Environment ..... 9 2.4 How Rancher Extends Kubernetes 26 3.2 Designing a Kubernetes service for an Application ..... 26 3.3 Load Balancing using Rancher Load Balancing services ..... 27 3.4 Service Discovery ..... 31 3.5 Storage ..... 32 3.6 Secrets

24. June # Secrets Management at Scale with Vault & Rancher  Bastian Hofman Senior Field Engineer SUSE bastian.hofmann@suse | ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| You don’t compile Linux from scratch, you use a distribution ## Rancher Kubernetes Engine • 100% Upstream Kubernetes • CNCF certified • Easy installation • Zero-downtime devices ## SUSE Rancher – the industry’s only platform to manage all Kubernetes distributions Applications 1 Applications 2 Applications 3 ## Platform Services (Build & Run) Rancher Catalog HELM

#### Hardening Guide - Rancher v2.3.3+ ## Contents Hardening Guide for Rancher 2.3.3+ with Kubernetes 1.16 ..... 2 Overview ..... 2 Profile Definitions ..... 2 1.1 - Rancher RKE Kubernetes cluster 4 1.4.12 - Ensure that the etcd data directory ownership is set to etcd:etcd ..... 4 2.1 - Rancher HA Kubernetes Cluster Configuration via RKE ..... 5 2.1.1 - Configure kubectl options ..... 5 ... 11 3.1 - Rancher Management Control Plane Installation ..... 15 3.1.1 - Disable the local cluster option ..... 15 3.1.2 - Enable Rancher Audit logging ..... 16 3.2 - Rancher Management Control

APRIL 2022 ## SUSE Rancher MSP Use Cases & Enablement Managed Services Providers ## Agenda 1. Company Snapshot • Powering Innovation With Leadership in Linux & Kubernetes • Market Facts • Market • Key Benefits of SUSE Rancher for MSPs • Program Benefits for MSPs • Success Stories 2. SUSE Rancher Use Cases • SUSE Rancher Service Models • SUSE Rancher Solution Stacks • Other Service firms • 5 out of 5 largest technology firms • 19% YoY growth for SUSE • 88% YoY growth for SUSE Rancher • 50% ACV growth in cloud • Member of CNCF board and TOC • An independent leader in open source

Intelligence 3 on Rancher Kubernetes Engine 2 using VMware vSAN and vSphere  SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 Rancher Kubernetes Solutions Architect (SUSE) Kevin Klinger, SAP Solutions Architect (SUSE) SAP Data Intelligence 3 on Rancher Kubernetes Engine 2 using VMware vSAN and vSphere ## Date: 2023-07-24 SAP Data Intelligence 3 is on-premises installation of SAP Data Intelligence 3.3 on top of VMware vSphere/vSAN cluster and Rancher Kubernetes Engine (RKE) 2. This guide does not provide information on how to set up a VMware vsphere

# Competitor Analysis: KubeSphere vs. Rancher and OpenShift September 2021 ## Table of Contents Competitor Analysis: KubeSphere vs. Rancher and OpenShift ..... 1 I. Overview ..... 3 1. Metrics Comparison Overview ### 1. Metrics Comparison ### 1.1 Features Benchmarking |Features|KubeSphere|OpenShift|Rancher| |---|---|---|---| |Monitoring|※※※※|※※※|※※| |Logging|※※※※|※※|※※| |Events|※※※※|※※※|※※| |Auditing|※※※※|※※※|※※| nameKubeSphereOpenShiftRancherCompany nameQingCloud TechnologiesRed HatRancher LabsParent companyNone