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Docker Certified Associate (DCA): Exam Guide

By : Francisco Javier Ramírez Urea
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Docker Certified Associate (DCA): Exam Guide

By: Francisco Javier Ramírez Urea

Overview of this book

Developers have changed their deployment artifacts from application binaries to container images, and they now need to build container-based applications as containers are part of their new development workflow. This Docker book is designed to help you learn about the management and administrative tasks of the Containers as a Service (CaaS) platform. The book starts by getting you up and running with the key concepts of containers and microservices. You'll then cover different orchestration strategies and environments, along with exploring the Docker Enterprise platform. As you advance, the book will show you how to deploy secure, production-ready, container-based applications in Docker Enterprise environments. Later, you'll delve into each Docker Enterprise component and learn all about CaaS management. Throughout the book, you'll encounter important exam-specific topics, along with sample questions and detailed answers that will help you prepare effectively for the exam. By the end of this Docker containers book, you'll have learned how to efficiently deploy and manage container-based environments in production, and you will have the skills and knowledge you need to pass the DCA exam.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
1
Section 1 - Key Container Concepts
8
Section 2 - Container Orchestration
12
Section 3 - Docker Enterprise
17
Section 4 - Preparing for the Docker Certified Associate Exam

Image scanning and security features

In this section, we will review DTR's security features, such as security scanning and image signing.

Security scanning

DTR includes image security scanning as a built-in feature. It will scan each image's layer for binaries and libraries. A scan report will include the aggregated BOM for each layer. We now have a complete picture of an image's files and its MD5 hashes. This ensures the immutability of each layer's content between image releases. If we change a file within a layer, its hash changes and scanning will be executed against the new layer's content. Image scanning will also download and manage a CVE database provided by Docker. This will be used to correlate an image's layer reports with the vulnerability information given.

Scanning will show us a report regarding the health of our image, reporting all detected well-known vulnerabilities found on the image's layers.

This CVE database should be updated frequently...