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RKE Government

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Secure, compliant Kubernetes distribution for U.S. government sectors

About RKE Government

RKE Government, also known as RKE2, is an enterprise-grade Kubernetes distribution designed specifically for organizations with stringent security and compliance requirements, particularly within the U.S. Federal Government sector. It delivers a fully conformant Kubernetes experience that emphasizes security, compliance, and operational ease. The platform provides default configurations to help clusters meet CIS Kubernetes Benchmarks with minimal manual intervention and supports FIPS 140-2 compliance, ensuring adherence to federal security standards.

RKE2 merges the operational simplicity of lightweight Kubernetes distributions with the robustness and upstream alignment of traditional Kubernetes engines. Unlike its predecessor RKE1, RKE2 eliminates reliance on Docker by embedding containerd as the container runtime and managing control plane components as static pods. This architecture enhances security and stability. The distribution can operate standalone or be integrated with Rancher for automated provisioning and cluster management, making it suitable for large enterprises requiring secure, scalable cloud infrastructure solutions.

Key Capabilities

✓CIS Kubernetes Benchmark compliance
✓FIPS 140-2 security compliance
✓Embedded containerd runtime
✓Static pod control plane management
✓Automated cluster provisioning via Rancher

Integrations

RancherTraefik ingress controllerTrivy vulnerability scanner

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