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# Etcd Data Directory Permissions Should Be 700 Or More Restrictive

### More Info:

Verifies that the etcd data directory has permissions of 700 or more restrictive. The etcd datastore holds all cluster state including secrets and must be tightly protected.

### Risk Level

Medium

### Address

Security

### Compliance Standards

* CIS Kubernetes

### Triage and Remediation

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Remediation">
    ### Remediation

    <AccordionGroup>
      <Accordion title="Using Console" defaultOpen="true">
        Refer to the remediation guidance for this control. Detailed console, CLI and Python steps are being generated.
      </Accordion>
    </AccordionGroup>
  </Tab>
</Tabs>
