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description: Learn about options in access and identity management on a Kubernetes cluster in AKS on Azure Stack HCI.
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author: leslielin
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ms.topic: conceptual
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ms.date: 07/16/2024
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ms.date: 07/30/2024
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ms.author: leslielin
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ms.lastreviewed: 06/03/2024
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ms.lastreviewed: 07/30/2024
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ms.reviewer: abha
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# Intent: As an IT Pro, I want to learn how to improve the security of the applications and infrastructure within my AKS on Azure Stack HCI deployment(s).
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|[Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes Cluster User Role](/azure/role-based-access-control/built-in-roles/containers#azure-arc-enabled-kubernetes-cluster-user-role)| Allows you to retrieve the Cluster Connect-based kubeconfig file to manage clusters from anywhere. |
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|[Azure Arc Kubernetes Viewer](/azure/role-based-access-control/built-in-roles/containers#azure-arc-kubernetes-viewer)| Allows read-only access to see most objects in a namespace. <br />Doesn't allow viewing roles or role bindings. <br />Doesn't allow viewing `secrets`, because `read` permission on secrets enables access to `ServiceAccount` credentials in the namespace, which allows API access as any `ServiceAccount` in the namespace (a form of privilege escalation). |
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|[Azure Arc Kubernetes Writer](/azure/role-based-access-control/built-in-roles/containers#azure-arc-kubernetes-writer)| Allows read/write access to most objects in a namespace. <br />Doesn't allow viewing or modifying roles or role bindings. <br />Allows accessing `secrets` and running pods as any `ServiceAccount`in the namespace, so it can be used to gain the API access levels of any `ServiceAccount` in the namespace. |
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|[Azure Arc Kubernetes Admin](/azure/role-based-access-control/built-in-roles/containers#azure-arc-kubernetes-admin)| Allows admin access, intended to be granted within a namespace. <br />Allows read/write access to most resources in a namespace (or cluster scope), including the ability to create roles and role bindings within the namespace. <br />Doesn't allow write access to resource quota or to the namespace itself. |
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|[Azure Arc Kubernetes Cluster Admin](/azure/role-based-access-control/built-in-roles/containers#azure-arc-kubernetes-cluster-admin)| Allows super-user access to perform any action on any resource.<br/>Gives full control over every resource in the cluster and in all namespaces. |
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|[Azure Arc Kubernetes Viewer](/azure/role-based-access-control/built-in-roles/containers#azure-arc-kubernetes-viewer)| Allows read-only access to see most objects in a namespace. <br />Doesn't allow viewing secrets, because **read** permission on secrets enables access to **ServiceAccount** credentials in the namespace. These credentials in turn allow API access through that **ServiceAccount** value (a form of privilege escalation). |
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|[Azure Arc Kubernetes Writer](/azure/role-based-access-control/built-in-roles/containers#azure-arc-kubernetes-writer)| Allows read/write access to most objects in a namespace. <br />Doesn't allow viewing or modifying roles or role bindings. However, this role allows accessing secrets and running pods as any **ServiceAccount** value in the namespace, so it can be used to gain the API access levels of any such **ServiceAccount** value in the namespace. |
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|[Azure Arc Kubernetes Admin](/azure/role-based-access-control/built-in-roles/containers#azure-arc-kubernetes-admin)| Allows admin access. It's intended to be granted within a namespace through **RoleBinding**. If you use it in **RoleBinding**, it allows read/write access to most resources in a namespace, including the ability to create roles and role bindings within the namespace. This role doesn't allow write access to resource quota or to the namespace itself. |
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|[Azure Arc Kubernetes Cluster Admin](/azure/role-based-access-control/built-in-roles/containers#azure-arc-kubernetes-cluster-admin)| Allows "superuser" access to execute any action on any resource. When you use it in **ClusterRoleBinding**, it gives full control over every resource in the cluster and in all namespaces. When you use it in **RoleBinding**, it gives full control over every resource in the role binding namespace, including the namespace itself.|
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## Microsoft Entra integration
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3. Run `kubectl` commands.
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- The first command can trigger browser-based authentication to authenticate to the Kubernetes cluster, as described in the following table.
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In the Azure portal, you can find:
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- The *Role assignment* (Azure RBAC role grant) referred to in the second column is shown on the **Access Control (IAM)** tab.
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- The Cluster Admin Microsoft Entra group is shown on the **Configuration** tab.
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- You can also use the `--aad-admin-group-object-ids` parameter in the Azure CLI.
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| Description | Role grant required | Cluster admin Microsoft Entra groups | When to use |
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