Certificate Renewal
Automatic Certificate Management: Traefik handles automatic certificate renewal through Cloudflare DNS challenge:
# Traefik configuration handles renewal automatically
certificatesresolvers:
cloudflare:
acme:
dnschallenge: true
storage: /certificates/acme.json
Manual Certificate Verification:
# Check certificate status
docker exec traefik_container ls -la /certificates/
# Verify certificate expiration
openssl x509 -in /mnt/swarm-data/traefik/certificates/acme.json -text -noout
# Force certificate renewal
docker service update --force traefik_traefik
Certificate Backup:
# Include in regular backups
cp /mnt/swarm-data/traefik/certificates/acme.json /backup/location/
Access Control Reviews
Quarterly Security Review Checklist:
- User Account Audit:
# Review Authentik users
# Check for inactive accounts
# Verify multi-factor authentication setup
- Service Authentication Review:
# Verify Traefik basic auth configuration
# Check database access credentials
# Review API tokens and secrets
- Network Security:
# Verify firewall rules
sudo ufw status
# Check exposed ports
netstat -tlnp
# Review Docker network configuration
docker network ls
- Container Security:
# Check for security updates
docker images --format "table {{.Repository}}\t{{.Tag}}\t{{.CreatedAt}}"
# Scan for vulnerabilities (if tools available)
# Review container configurations for security best practices
Security Update Procedures
System Updates:
# Ubuntu system updates
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
# Docker updates
sudo apt update docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io
# Reboot if kernel updates
sudo reboot
Container Image Updates:
# Update all services to latest versions
docker service update --image postgres:17 postgresql17_postgres
docker service update --image traefik:v3.5 traefik_traefik
docker service update --image redis:alpine auth_authentik_redis
# Verify updates
docker service ls
docker service ps service-name
Security Monitoring:
# Monitor failed authentication attempts
docker service logs auth_authentik_server | grep -i "failed\|error"
# Check Traefik access logs
docker service logs traefik_traefik | grep -E "40[134]|50[0235]"
# Review system logs for suspicious activity
journalctl -u ssh.service | grep -i "failed\|invalid"
Incident Response Plan:
- Isolate Affected Service: Scale to zero or remove from load balancer
- Assess Impact: Check logs and affected systems
- Contain Threat: Update passwords, revoke tokens if necessary
- Restore Service: Deploy patched version or restore from backup
- Post-Incident Review: Update security procedures and monitoring