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name: cloud-containers
description: Cloud and container security testing - AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, and Kubernetes misconfigurations and exploitation.
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# Cloud & Containers

Test cloud infrastructure and container environments for security misconfigurations and exploitation paths.

## Techniques

| Platform | Key Vectors |
|----------|-------------|
| **AWS** | S3 bucket exposure, IAM misconfig, metadata service, Lambda abuse |
| **Azure** | Blob storage, RBAC flaws, managed identity, App Service misconfig |
| **GCP** | Cloud Storage, service account keys, metadata server, IAM |
| **Docker** | Container escape, privileged mode, socket exposure, image vulnerabilities |
| **Kubernetes** | RBAC bypass, secret exposure, pod escape, API server access |

## Workflow

1. Enumerate cloud resources and services
2. Test IAM/RBAC configurations
3. Check storage and secrets exposure
4. Test container isolation and escape paths
5. Document findings with cloud-specific evidence

## Two lanes — attack vs assess

This skill covers both, and they are different jobs producing different artifacts. Do not mix them
in one deliverable.

| Lane | You have | You produce | Start at |
|---|---|---|---|
| **Offensive** | a cloud target to attack | exploited findings with a PoC | [`reference/INDEX.md`](reference/INDEX.md) |
| **Posture** | read-only credentials and a "review the configuration" ask | one evidenced verdict per control in a pinned catalogue | [`reference/posture/INDEX.md`](reference/posture/INDEX.md) |

## Reference

- [`reference/INDEX.md`](reference/INDEX.md) - Router for platform-specific attack scenarios (AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, K8s)
- [`reference/posture/INDEX.md`](reference/posture/INDEX.md) - Credentialed read-only configuration review (CSPM): run order, verdict vocabulary, the four false-pass traps, pinned catalogues, and the licensing rule for benchmark-derived content