# Veeam Kasten (Kasten K10)

> Veeam Kasten (formerly Kasten K10) is an enterprise-grade, Kubernetes-native data
> protection platform providing backup and recovery, disaster recovery, application
> mobility, ransomware resilience, and virtual-machine (KubeVirt) protection through
> policy-driven automation. It is deployed inside the customer's own Kubernetes
> cluster and driven through Kubernetes Custom Resources and an in-cluster REST API.

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public catalog and documentation, not published by the provider.

## Product

- [Veeam Kasten product](https://www.veeam.com/products/cloud/kubernetes-data-protection.html): Kubernetes data protection overview, capabilities, editions.
- [Documentation](https://docs.kasten.io/latest/): Veeam Kasten user manual (current version 9.0.1).
- [API reference](https://docs.kasten.io/latest/api/): K10 REST API and Kubernetes CRD reference.
- [Install / getting started](https://docs.kasten.io/latest/install/): Helm-based installation into a Kubernetes cluster.
- [Release notes](https://docs.kasten.io/latest/releasenotes.html): Dated, semver release history.
- [Download trial](https://www.veeam.com/products/cloud/kubernetes-backup/download-trial.html): Free trial (up to 500 nodes, 60 days, non-production).

## Authentication

- Bearer token via any credential the Kubernetes API server can verify (typically a ServiceAccount token): `Authorization: Bearer <token>`.
- Additional dashboard auth: Basic (htpasswd), OpenID Connect, OpenShift OAuth, LDAP/Active Directory.

## Tools and source

- [kastenhq GitHub organization](https://github.com/kastenhq): first-party open-source projects.
- [kubestr](https://github.com/kastenhq/kubestr): CLI to identify/validate/benchmark Kubernetes storage (CSI, snapshots, FIO).
- [kopia](https://github.com/kastenhq/kopia): fast, secure open-source backup engine used inside Kasten.
- k10tools: install diagnostics / pre-flight primer CLI (from Veeam Kasten docs).
- k10multicluster: multi-cluster management bootstrap CLI (from Veeam Kasten docs).

## Support

- [Knowledge base](https://www.veeam.com/knowledge-base.html): Veeam KB (product = KASTEN).
- [Kubernetes Korner community](https://community.veeam.com/groups/kubernetes-korner-90): user community.

## Repo artifacts (API Evangelist)

- authentication/kasten-authentication.yml: documented authentication profile.
- conventions/kasten-conventions.yml: cross-cutting API semantics.
- conformance/kasten-conformance.yml: standards conformance (Kubernetes API, OIDC, OAuth2, CSI).
- changelog/kasten-changelog.yml: recent release history.
- lifecycle/kasten-lifecycle.yml: versioning and lifecycle.
- packages/kasten-packages.yml + cli/kasten-cli.yml: first-party open-source tooling.
- security/kasten-domain-security.yml: TLS/HSTS/SPF/DMARC probe of kasten.io.