第4章 Network policies
4.1. About network policies リンクのコピーリンクがクリップボードにコピーされました!
Learn how network policies work for MicroShift to restrict or allow network traffic to pods in your node.
4.1.1. How network policy works in MicroShift リンクのコピーリンクがクリップボードにコピーされました!
In a node that is using the default OVN-Kubernetes Container Network Interface (CNI) plugin for MicroShift, network isolation is controlled by both firewalld, which is configured on the host, and by NetworkPolicy objects created within MicroShift. Simultaneous use of firewalld and NetworkPolicy is supported.
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Network policies work only within boundaries of OVN-Kubernetes-controlled traffic, so they can apply to every situation except for
hostPort/hostNetworkenabled pods. -
Firewalld settings also do not apply to
hostPort/hostNetworkenabled pods. -
Firewalld rules run before any
NetworkPolicyis enforced.
Network policy does not apply to the host network namespace. Pods with host networking enabled are unaffected by network policy rules. However, pods connecting to the host-networked pods might be affected by the network policy rules.
Network policies cannot block traffic from localhost.
By default, all pods in a MicroShift node are accessible from other pods and network endpoints. To isolate one or more pods in a node, you can create NetworkPolicy objects to indicate allowed incoming connections. You can create and delete NetworkPolicy objects.
If a pod is matched by selectors in one or more NetworkPolicy objects, then the pod accepts only connections that are allowed by at least one of those NetworkPolicy objects. A pod that is not selected by any NetworkPolicy objects is fully accessible.
A network policy applies to only the TCP, UDP, ICMP, and SCTP protocols. Other protocols are not affected.
The following example NetworkPolicy objects demonstrate supporting different scenarios:
Deny all traffic:
To make a project deny by default, add a
NetworkPolicyobject that matches all pods but accepts no traffic:kind: NetworkPolicy apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1 metadata: name: deny-by-default spec: podSelector: {} ingress: []Allow connections from the default router, which is the ingress in MicroShift:
To allow connections from the MicroShift default router, add the following
NetworkPolicyobject:apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1 kind: NetworkPolicy metadata: name: allow-from-openshift-ingress spec: ingress: - from: - namespaceSelector: matchLabels: ingresscontroller.operator.openshift.io/deployment-ingresscontroller: default podSelector: {} policyTypes: - IngressOnly accept connections from pods within the same namespace:
To make pods accept connections from other pods in the same namespace, but reject all other connections from pods in other namespaces, add the following
NetworkPolicyobject:kind: NetworkPolicy apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1 metadata: name: allow-same-namespace spec: podSelector: {} ingress: - from: - podSelector: {}Only allow HTTP and HTTPS traffic based on pod labels:
To enable only HTTP and HTTPS access to the pods with a specific label (
role=frontendin following example), add aNetworkPolicyobject similar to the following:kind: NetworkPolicy apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1 metadata: name: allow-http-and-https spec: podSelector: matchLabels: role: frontend ingress: - ports: - protocol: TCP port: 80 - protocol: TCP port: 443Accept connections by using both namespace and pod selectors:
To match network traffic by combining namespace and pod selectors, you can use a
NetworkPolicyobject similar to the following:kind: NetworkPolicy apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1 metadata: name: allow-pod-and-namespace-both spec: podSelector: matchLabels: name: test-pods ingress: - from: - namespaceSelector: matchLabels: project: project_name podSelector: matchLabels: name: test-pods
NetworkPolicy objects are additive, which means you can combine multiple NetworkPolicy objects together to satisfy complex network requirements.
For example, for the NetworkPolicy objects defined in previous examples, you can define both allow-same-namespace and allow-http-and-https policies. That configuration allows the pods with the label role=frontend to accept any connection allowed by each policy. That is, connections on any port from pods in the same namespace, and connections on ports 80 and 443 from pods in any namespace.
4.1.2. Optimizations for network policy with OVN-Kubernetes network plugin リンクのコピーリンクがクリップボードにコピーされました!
When designing your network policy, refer to the following guidelines:
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For network policies with the same
spec.podSelectorspec, it is more efficient to use one network policy with multipleingressoregressrules, than multiple network policies with subsets ofingressoregressrules. Every
ingressoregressrule based on thepodSelectorornamespaceSelectorspec generates the number of OVS flows proportional tonumber of pods selected by network policy + number of pods selected by ingress or egress rule. Therefore, it is preferable to use thepodSelectorornamespaceSelectorspec that can select as many pods as you need in one rule, instead of creating individual rules for every pod.For example, the following policy contains two rules:
apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1 kind: NetworkPolicy metadata: name: test-network-policy spec: podSelector: {} ingress: - from: - podSelector: matchLabels: role: frontend - from: - podSelector: matchLabels: role: backendThe following policy expresses those same two rules as one:
apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1 kind: NetworkPolicy metadata: name: test-network-policy spec: podSelector: {} ingress: - from: - podSelector: matchExpressions: - {key: role, operator: In, values: [frontend, backend]}The same guideline applies to the
spec.podSelectorspec. If you have the sameingressoregressrules for different network policies, it might be more efficient to create one network policy with a commonspec.podSelectorspec. For example, the following two policies have different rules:apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1 kind: NetworkPolicy metadata: name: policy1 spec: podSelector: matchLabels: role: db ingress: - from: - podSelector: matchLabels: role: frontend --- apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1 kind: NetworkPolicy metadata: name: policy2 spec: podSelector: matchLabels: role: client ingress: - from: - podSelector: matchLabels: role: frontendThe following network policy expresses those same two rules as one:
apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1 kind: NetworkPolicy metadata: name: policy3 spec: podSelector: matchExpressions: - {key: role, operator: In, values: [db, client]} ingress: - from: - podSelector: matchLabels: role: frontendYou can apply this optimization when only multiple selectors are expressed as one. In cases where selectors are based on different labels, it may not be possible to apply this optimization. In those cases, consider applying some new labels for network policy optimization specifically.
4.1.2.1. NetworkPolicy CR and external IPs in OVN-Kubernetes リンクのコピーリンクがクリップボードにコピーされました!
In OVN-Kubernetes, the NetworkPolicy custom resource (CR) enforces strict isolation rules. If a service is exposed using an external IP, a network policy can block access from other namespaces unless explicitly configured to allow traffic.
To allow access to external IPs across namespaces, create a NetworkPolicy CR that explicitly permits ingress from the required namespaces and ensures traffic is allowed to the designated service ports. Without allowing traffic to the required ports, access might still be restricted.
Example output
apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
kind: NetworkPolicy
metadata:
annotations:
name: <policy_name>
namespace: openshift-ingress
spec:
ingress:
- ports:
- port: 80
protocol: TCP
- ports:
- port: 443
protocol: TCP
- from:
- namespaceSelector:
matchLabels:
kubernetes.io/metadata.name: <my_namespace>
podSelector: {}
policyTypes:
- Ingress
where:
<policy_name>- Specifies your name for the policy.
<my_namespace>- Specifies the name of the namespace where the policy is deployed.
For more details, see "About network policy".