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The Docker Bench for Security is a script that checks for dozens of common best-practices around deploying Docker containers in production.
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# Docker Bench for Security



![Docker Bench for Security running](img/benchmark_log.png)



The Docker Bench for Security is a script that checks for dozens of common best-practices around deploying Docker containers in production. The tests are all automated, and are based on the [CIS Docker Benchmark v1.6.0](https://www.cisecurity.org/benchmark/docker/).



We are making this available as an open-source utility so the Docker community can have an easy way to self-assess their hosts and Docker containers against this benchmark.



Release | CIS |

:---:|:---:|

1.6.0|1.6.0|

1.5.0|1.5.0|

1.3.6|1.4.0|

1.3.5|1.2.0|

1.3.3|1.1.0|

1.3.0|1.13.0|



## Running Docker Bench for Security



### Run from your base host



You can simply run this script from your base host by running:



```sh

git clone https://github.com/docker/docker-bench-security.git

cd docker-bench-security

sudo sh docker-bench-security.sh

```



> Note: [`jq`](https://jqlang.github.io/jq/) is an optional but recommended dependency.



### Run with Docker



#### Building Docker image



You have two options if you wish to build and run this container yourself:



1. Use Docker Build:



```sh

git clone https://github.com/docker/docker-bench-security.git

cd docker-bench-security

docker build --no-cache -t docker-bench-security .

```



Followed by an appropriate `docker run` command as stated below.



2. Use Docker Compose:



```sh

git clone https://github.com/docker/docker-bench-security.git

cd docker-bench-security

docker-compose run --rm docker-bench-security

```



_Please note that the `docker/docker-bench-security` image is out-of-date and and a manual build is required. See [#405](https://github.com/docker/docker-bench-security/issues/405) for more information._



Note that this container is being run with a *lot* of privilege -- sharing the host's filesystem, pid and network namespaces, due to portions of the benchmark applying to the running host.



### Using the container



```sh

docker run --rm --net host --pid host --userns host --cap-add audit_control \

    -e DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST=$DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST \

    -v /etc:/etc:ro \

    -v /usr/bin/containerd:/usr/bin/containerd:ro \

    -v /usr/bin/runc:/usr/bin/runc:ro \

    -v /usr/lib/systemd:/usr/lib/systemd:ro \

    -v /var/lib:/var/lib:ro \

    -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro \

    --label docker_bench_security \

    docker-bench-security

```



Don't forget to adjust the shared volumes according to your operating system.

Some examples are:



1. On Ubuntu the `docker.service` and `docker.secret` files are located in

   `/lib/systemd/system` folder by default.



```sh

docker run --rm --net host --pid host --userns host --cap-add audit_control \

    -e DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST=$DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST \

    -v /etc:/etc:ro \

    -v /lib/systemd/system:/lib/systemd/system:ro \

    -v /usr/bin/containerd:/usr/bin/containerd:ro \

    -v /usr/bin/runc:/usr/bin/runc:ro \

    -v /usr/lib/systemd:/usr/lib/systemd:ro \

    -v /var/lib:/var/lib:ro \

    -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro \

    --label docker_bench_security \

    docker-bench-security

```



2. The /etc/hostname file is missing on macOS, so it will need to be created first. Also, `Docker Desktop` on macOS doesn't have `/usr/lib/systemd` or the above Docker

    binaries.



```sh

sudo touch /etc/hostname



docker run --rm --net host --pid host --userns host --cap-add audit_control \

    -e DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST=$DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST \

    -v /etc:/etc \

    -v /var/lib:/var/lib:ro \

    -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro \

    --label docker_bench_security \

    docker-bench-security

```



### Note



Docker bench requires Docker 1.13.0 or later in order to run.



Note that when distributions don't contain `auditctl`, the audit tests will check `/etc/audit/audit.rules` to see if a rule is present instead.



### Docker Bench for Security options



```sh

  -b           optional  Do not print colors

  -h           optional  Print this help message

  -l FILE      optional  Log output in FILE, inside container if run using docker

  -u USERS     optional  Comma delimited list of trusted docker user(s)

  -c CHECK     optional  Comma delimited list of specific check(s) id

  -e CHECK     optional  Comma delimited list of specific check(s) id to exclude

  -i INCLUDE   optional  Comma delimited list of patterns within a container or image name to check

  -x EXCLUDE   optional  Comma delimited list of patterns within a container or image name to exclude from check

  -t LABEL     optional  Comma delimited list of labels within a container or image to check

  -n LIMIT     optional  In JSON output, when reporting lists of items (containers, images, etc.), limit the number of reported items to LIMIT. Default 0 (no limit).

  -p PRINT     optional  Disable the printing of remediation measures. Default: print remediation measures.

```



By default the Docker Bench for Security script will run all available CIS tests and produce

logs in the log folder from current directory, named `docker-bench-security.log.json` and

`docker-bench-security.log`.



If the docker container is used then the log files will be created inside the container in location `/usr/local/bin/log/`. If you wish to access them from the host after the container has been run you will need to mount a volume for storing them in.



The CIS based checks are named `check__`, e.g. `check_2_6` and community contributed checks are named `check_c_`.



`sh docker-bench-security.sh -c check_2_2` will only run check `2.2 Ensure the logging level is set to 'info'`.



`sh docker-bench-security.sh -e check_2_2` will run all available checks except `2.2 Ensure the logging level is set to 'info'`.



`sh docker-bench-security.sh -e docker_enterprise_configuration` will run all available checks except the docker_enterprise_configuration group



`sh docker-bench-security.sh -e docker_enterprise_configuration,check_2_2` will run all available checks except the docker_enterprise_configuration group and `2.2 Ensure the logging level is set to 'info'`



`sh docker-bench-security.sh -c container_images,container_runtime` will run just the container_images and container_runtime checks



`sh docker-bench-security.sh -c container_images -e check_4_5` will run just the container_images checks except `4.5 Ensure Content trust for Docker is Enabled`



Note that when submitting checks, provide information why it is a reasonable test to add and please include some kind of official documentation verifying that information.