Build secure cloud-native applications by avoiding the top five security pitfalls we lay out in our Secure Cloud-native Development Series. This blog is the first part of the series, and it will teach you how to choose secure container images.
When it comes to building secure cloud-native applications, the baseline is choosing a secure container image. Docker defines a container as “a standard unit of software that packages up code and all its dependencies, so the application runs quickly and reliably from one computing environment to another.” The problem is, they’re often a pain point for many developers. Journey with us through real examples from the Age of Empires 2 API Project as you learn three ways to ease some pain and strengthen your security posture with container images: pinning, slimming, and updating.
1. Pinning
Rather than choosing the “latest” container image, you should be pinning to a specific version of the image. For example: ubuntu:20.04, or python:3.10.6-…
When it comes to building secure cloud-native applications, the baseline is choosing a secure container image. Docker defines a container as “a standard unit of software that packages up code and all its dependencies, so the application runs quickly and reliably from one computing environment to another.” The problem is, they’re often a pain point for many developers. Journey with us through real examples from the Age of Empires 2 API Project as you learn three ways to ease some pain and strengthen your security posture with container images: pinning, slimming, and updating.
1. Pinning
Rather than choosing the “latest” container image, you should be pinning to a specific version of the image. For example: ubuntu:20.04, or python:3.10.6-…