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Protocol

Kubernetes API

Cluster control plane API

Port 6443TCPEncrypted: Yes

Record

Ports
6443
Transport
TCP
Encryption
Yes
Typical use
Cluster administration and automation

Security considerations

Restrict access, enforce RBAC, never expose publicly without controls

Where this protocol is explained

Kubernetes & Containers

Container orchestration that schedules workloads across a cluster, providing declarative deployment, scaling, service discovery and self healing.

Topics that use this protocol

Kubernetes & Containers

Container orchestration that schedules workloads across a cluster, providing declarative deployment, scaling, service discovery and self healing.

Other protocols over TCP

DNS over TLSFTPFTPSGlobal CatalogHTTPIMAP / IMAPSLDAPSMicrosoft SQL ServerMySQL / MariaDBOracle TNS

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