Description

KubeVirtBMC is preparing to transfer the project to the KubeVirt organization. One requirement is to enhance the modeling design's security. The current v1alpha1 API (the VirtualMachineBMC CRD) was designed during the proof-of-concept stage. It's immature and inherently insecure due to its cross-namespace object references, exposing security concerns from an RBAC perspective.

The other long-awaited feature is the ability to mount virtual media so that virtual machines can boot from remote ISO images.

Goals

  1. Deliver the v1beta1 API and its corresponding controller implementation
  2. Enable the Redfish virtual media mount function for KubeVirt virtual machines

Resources

Looking for hackers with the skills:

kubernetes redfish kubevirt cdi

This project is part of:

Hack Week 25

Activity

  • about 1 hour ago: zchang added keyword "kubevirt" to this project.
  • about 1 hour ago: zchang added keyword "cdi" to this project.
  • about 1 hour ago: zchang added keyword "kubernetes" to this project.
  • about 1 hour ago: zchang added keyword "redfish" to this project.
  • about 1 hour ago: zchang started this project.
  • about 1 hour ago: zchang originated this project.

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