Interview Q&A / Docker & Kubernetes
Docker & Kubernetes interview questions
Images, containers, Dockerfiles, pods and deployments, from first principles.
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- Why is running a container as root dangerous even though it is isolated?
Root inside a container is still UID 0 on the shared host kernel. A kernel bug, a bad mount or extra capabilities can let an attacker turn that into host access. Running as non-root removes much of that risk.
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