Chapter 29. Configuring the node agent as a non-root and non-privileged user

To enhance the node agent security, you can configure the OADP Operator node agent daemonset to run as a non-root and non-privileged user by using the spec.configuration.velero.disableFsBackup setting in the DataProtectionApplication (DPA) custom resource (CR).

By setting the spec.configuration.velero.disableFsBackup setting to true, the node agent security context sets the root file system to read-only and sets the privileged flag to false.

Note

Setting spec.configuration.velero.disableFsBackup to true enhances the node agent security by removing the need for privileged containers and enforcing a read-only root file system.

However, it also disables File System Backup (FSB) with Kopia. If your workloads rely on FSB for backing up volumes that do not support native snapshots, then you should evaluate whether the disableFsBackup configuration fits your use case.

Prerequisites

You have installed the OADP Operator.

Procedure

Configure the disableFsBackup field in the DPA as shown in the following example:

apiVersion: oadp.openshift.io/v1alpha1
kind: DataProtectionApplication
metadata:
  name: ts-dpa
  namespace: openshift-adp
spec:
  backupLocations:
  - velero:
      credential:
        key: cloud
        name: cloud-credentials
      default: true
      objectStorage:
        bucket: <bucket_name>
        prefix: velero
      provider: gcp
  configuration:
    nodeAgent:
      enable: true
      uploaderType: kopia
    velero:
      defaultPlugins:
      - csi
      - gcp
      - openshift
      disableFsBackup: true

apiVersion: oadp.openshift.io/v1alpha1
kind: DataProtectionApplication
metadata:
  name: ts-dpa
  namespace: openshift-adp
spec:
  backupLocations:
  - velero:
      credential:
        key: cloud
        name: cloud-credentials
      default: true
      objectStorage:
        bucket: <bucket_name>
        prefix: velero
      provider: gcp
  configuration:
    nodeAgent:
      enable: true
      uploaderType: kopia
    velero:
      defaultPlugins:
      - csi
      - gcp
      - openshift
      disableFsBackup: true

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where:

nodeAgent: Specifies to enable the node agent in the DPA.
disableFsBackup: Specifies to set the disableFsBackup field to true.

Verification

Verify that the node agent security context is set to run as non-root and the root file system is readOnly by running the following command:

oc get daemonset node-agent -o yaml

$ oc get daemonset node-agent -o yaml

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The example output is as following:

apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: DaemonSet
metadata:
  ...
  name: node-agent
  namespace: openshift-adp
  ...
spec:
  ...
  template:
    metadata:
      ...
    spec:
      containers:
      ...
        securityContext:
          allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
          capabilities:
            drop:
            - ALL
          privileged: false
          readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
        ...
      nodeSelector:
        kubernetes.io/os: linux
      os:
        name: linux
      restartPolicy: Always
      schedulerName: default-scheduler
      securityContext:
        runAsNonRoot: true
        seccompProfile:
          type: RuntimeDefault
      serviceAccount: velero
      serviceAccountName: velero
      ....

apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: DaemonSet
metadata:
  ...
  name: node-agent
  namespace: openshift-adp
  ...
spec:
  ...
  template:
    metadata:
      ...
    spec:
      containers:
      ...
        securityContext:
          allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
          capabilities:
            drop:
            - ALL
          privileged: false
          readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
        ...
      nodeSelector:
        kubernetes.io/os: linux
      os:
        name: linux
      restartPolicy: Always
      schedulerName: default-scheduler
      securityContext:
        runAsNonRoot: true
        seccompProfile:
          type: RuntimeDefault
      serviceAccount: velero
      serviceAccountName: velero
      ....

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where:

allowPrivilegeEscalation: Specifies that the allowPrivilegeEscalation field is false.
privileged: Specifies that the privileged field is false.
readOnlyRootFilesystem: Specifies that the root file system is read-only.
runAsNonRoot: Specifies that the node agent is run as a non-root user.

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