Helm Summit 2019

Helm is the best way to build, package, and run Kubernetes manifests. However it has been considered by some as a fairly insecure way to deploy software, mostly due to its server component Tiller. Let’s put that to the test and hack (and then protect from those hacks) Helm.

Paul and Scott will talk about the architecture behind Helm (v2) and how it is seen as particularly vulnerable to hacks designed to either gather information about deployed applications and even access the Kubernetes cluster itself. They will then demonstrate several hacks in growing sophistication that do exactly that and show how to protect yourself from those attacks and use Helm as securely as possible. They will finish with the relevant changes coming in Helm 3, and whether or not removing Tiller really is the killer security feature of Helm 3 that people think it is.