====== Kubernetes Cert-Manager ======
**Komplexität:** Hoch \\
**Dauer:** 2-3 Stunden Setup \\
**Voraussetzung:** Kubernetes 1.25+, Helm
Automatische Zertifikatsverwaltung in Kubernetes mit cert-manager und eigener PKI.
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===== Architektur =====
flowchart TB
subgraph K8S["☸️ KUBERNETES CLUSTER"]
subgraph CM["cert-manager"]
I[Issuer/ClusterIssuer]
C[Certificate]
CR[CertificateRequest]
end
subgraph APP["Anwendung"]
P[Pod]
S[Secret]
ING[Ingress]
end
C --> CR --> I
I --> S
S --> P
S --> ING
end
subgraph EXTERNAL["🔐 EXTERNE CA"]
CA[Internal CA]
V[Vault PKI]
LE[Let's Encrypt]
end
I --> CA
I --> V
I --> LE
style CM fill:#e3f2fd
style I fill:#fff3e0
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===== Installation =====
# Helm Repository hinzufügen
helm repo add jetstack https://charts.jetstack.io
helm repo update
# cert-manager installieren
helm install cert-manager jetstack/cert-manager \
--namespace cert-manager \
--create-namespace \
--set installCRDs=true \
--set prometheus.enabled=true
# Installation prüfen
kubectl get pods -n cert-manager
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===== Issuer-Typen =====
| Issuer-Typ | Use Case | PQ-Support |
|------------|----------|------------|
| SelfSigned | Testing, Bootstrapping | Nein |
| CA | Interne PKI | **Ja (mit WvdS)** |
| Vault | HashiCorp Vault PKI | Teilweise |
| ACME | Let's Encrypt, öffentliche CAs | Nein |
| Venafi | Enterprise PKI | Teilweise |
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===== ClusterIssuer mit eigener CA =====
==== Schritt 1: CA-Secret erstellen ====
# CA-Zertifikat und Key als Secret
kubectl create secret tls ca-key-pair \
--cert=intermediate-ca.pem \
--key=intermediate-ca.key \
--namespace cert-manager
Oder als YAML:
# ca-secret.yaml
apiVersion: v1
kind: Secret
metadata:
name: ca-key-pair
namespace: cert-manager
type: kubernetes.io/tls
data:
tls.crt:
tls.key:
==== Schritt 2: ClusterIssuer definieren ====
# cluster-issuer.yaml
apiVersion: cert-manager.io/v1
kind: ClusterIssuer
metadata:
name: internal-ca-issuer
spec:
ca:
secretName: ca-key-pair
kubectl apply -f cluster-issuer.yaml
# Status prüfen
kubectl get clusterissuer internal-ca-issuer
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===== Certificate-Ressource =====
# certificate.yaml
apiVersion: cert-manager.io/v1
kind: Certificate
metadata:
name: app-tls
namespace: production
spec:
# Secret, das erstellt wird
secretName: app-tls-secret
# Gültigkeitsdauer
duration: 2160h # 90 Tage
renewBefore: 360h # 15 Tage vor Ablauf erneuern
# Subject
subject:
organizations:
- EMSR DATA
commonName: app.example.com
# Schlüssel-Konfiguration
privateKey:
algorithm: ECDSA
size: 384
rotationPolicy: Always
# Verwendungszweck
usages:
- server auth
- client auth
# DNS/IP SANs
dnsNames:
- app.example.com
- app.production.svc.cluster.local
ipAddresses:
- 10.0.0.100
# Issuer-Referenz
issuerRef:
name: internal-ca-issuer
kind: ClusterIssuer
kubectl apply -f certificate.yaml
# Status prüfen
kubectl get certificate -n production
kubectl describe certificate app-tls -n production
# Secret anzeigen
kubectl get secret app-tls-secret -n production -o yaml
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===== Ingress-Annotation (automatisch) =====
# ingress.yaml
apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
kind: Ingress
metadata:
name: app-ingress
namespace: production
annotations:
# cert-manager erstellt Zertifikat automatisch
cert-manager.io/cluster-issuer: "internal-ca-issuer"
spec:
tls:
- hosts:
- app.example.com
secretName: app-ingress-tls
rules:
- host: app.example.com
http:
paths:
- path: /
pathType: Prefix
backend:
service:
name: app-service
port:
number: 80
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===== Vault PKI Integration =====
# vault-issuer.yaml
apiVersion: cert-manager.io/v1
kind: ClusterIssuer
metadata:
name: vault-issuer
spec:
vault:
server: https://vault.example.com
path: pki/sign/server-role
caBundle:
auth:
kubernetes:
role: cert-manager
mountPath: /v1/auth/kubernetes
secretRef:
name: vault-token
key: token
**Vault-Konfiguration:**
# PKI Engine aktivieren
vault secrets enable pki
vault secrets tune -max-lease-ttl=87600h pki
# Root-CA generieren (oder importieren)
vault write pki/root/generate/internal \
common_name="Internal Root CA" \
ttl=87600h
# Rolle für cert-manager
vault write pki/roles/server-role \
allowed_domains="example.com,svc.cluster.local" \
allow_subdomains=true \
max_ttl=720h
# Kubernetes Auth
vault auth enable kubernetes
vault write auth/kubernetes/config \
kubernetes_host="https://kubernetes.default.svc"
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===== Monitoring =====
==== Prometheus Metrics ====
# ServiceMonitor für cert-manager
apiVersion: monitoring.coreos.com/v1
kind: ServiceMonitor
metadata:
name: cert-manager
namespace: monitoring
spec:
selector:
matchLabels:
app.kubernetes.io/name: cert-manager
endpoints:
- port: http-metrics
**Wichtige Metriken:**
| Metrik | Beschreibung | Alert-Schwelle |
|--------|--------------|----------------|
| ''certmanager_certificate_expiration_timestamp_seconds'' | Ablaufzeit | < 7 Tage |
| ''certmanager_certificate_ready_status'' | Ready-Status | != 1 |
| ''certmanager_certificate_renewal_timestamp_seconds'' | Letzte Erneuerung | - |
==== Alert-Rules ====
# PrometheusRule
apiVersion: monitoring.coreos.com/v1
kind: PrometheusRule
metadata:
name: cert-manager-alerts
namespace: monitoring
spec:
groups:
- name: cert-manager
rules:
- alert: CertificateExpiringSoon
expr: |
certmanager_certificate_expiration_timestamp_seconds - time() < 604800
for: 1h
labels:
severity: warning
annotations:
summary: "Zertifikat {{ $labels.name }} läuft in < 7 Tagen ab"
- alert: CertificateNotReady
expr: |
certmanager_certificate_ready_status != 1
for: 10m
labels:
severity: critical
annotations:
summary: "Zertifikat {{ $labels.name }} nicht bereit"
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===== Troubleshooting =====
# Certificate-Status
kubectl get certificate -A
kubectl describe certificate -n
# CertificateRequest prüfen
kubectl get certificaterequest -A
kubectl describe certificaterequest
# cert-manager Logs
kubectl logs -n cert-manager -l app=cert-manager -f
# Events
kubectl get events -n cert-manager --sort-by='.lastTimestamp'
**Häufige Probleme:**
| Problem | Ursache | Lösung |
|---------|---------|--------|
| ''Issuer not found'' | ClusterIssuer vs. Issuer | Kind prüfen |
| ''Secret not found'' | CA-Secret nicht erstellt | Secret anlegen |
| ''Failed to generate CSR'' | Key-Algorithmus | Algorithm/Size prüfen |
| ''Challenge failed'' | ACME-Problem | DNS/HTTP Challenge prüfen |
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===== Post-Quantum mit eigener CA =====
**PQ-Zertifikate mit cert-manager:**
Cert-manager selbst unterstützt keine PQ-Algorithmen, aber Sie können eine PQ-fähige CA verwenden und die Zertifikate manuell erstellen.
// Kubernetes Secret mit PQ-Zertifikat erstellen
using var intermediate = new X509Certificate2("intermediate.pfx", "password");
// CSR aus Kubernetes laden
var csr = CertificateRequest.LoadSigningRequest(csrBytes, HashAlgorithmName.SHA384);
// PQ-Hybrid-Zertifikat ausstellen
var cert = csr.Create(
intermediate,
DateTimeOffset.UtcNow,
DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.AddDays(90),
Guid.NewGuid().ToByteArray(),
CryptoMode.Hybrid);
// Als Kubernetes Secret speichern
var secret = new V1Secret
{
Metadata = new V1ObjectMeta { Name = "pq-tls-secret" },
Type = "kubernetes.io/tls",
Data = new Dictionary
{
["tls.crt"] = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(cert.ExportCertificatePem()),
["tls.key"] = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(cert.GetECDsaPrivateKey().ExportPkcs8PrivateKeyPem())
}
};
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===== Checkliste =====
| # | Prüfpunkt | ✓ |
|---|-----------|---|
| 1 | cert-manager installiert | ☐ |
| 2 | ClusterIssuer konfiguriert | ☐ |
| 3 | CA-Secret erstellt | ☐ |
| 4 | Test-Certificate funktioniert | ☐ |
| 5 | Prometheus Monitoring aktiv | ☐ |
| 6 | Alerts konfiguriert | ☐ |
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===== Verwandte Dokumentation =====
* [[.:acme-integration|ACME Integration]] – Für öffentliche Zertifikate
* [[..:cloud:hashicorp-vault|HashiCorp Vault]] – Vault PKI Backend
* [[de:int:pqcrypt:szenarien:tls:start|TLS/mTLS]] – Zertifikat-Verwendung
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<< [[.:cicd-code-signing|← CI/CD Code-Signing]] | [[.:scheduled-renewal|→ Scheduled Renewal]] >>
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//Wolfgang van der Stille @ EMSR DATA d.o.o. - Post-Quantum Cryptography Professional//
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