controlplaneio/simulator

Health v2 · maintenance only

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1000 stars · 100 forks observed · 2026-09-03

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A distributed systems and infrastructure security training platform that provisions a Kubernetes cluster in your AWS account and runs scenarios that deliberately misconfigure it. Players attack and debug the cluster to learn how to mitigate real-world Kubernetes vulnerabilities.

Use cases

• learn kubernetes security by attacking a deliberately vulnerable cluster
• practice mitigating kubernetes misconfigurations in a safe environment
• run security training scenarios for a devops team
• prepare for kubernetes security certifications or CTF events
• test how common kubernetes misconfigurations lead to compromise
• train engineers in cloud infrastructure security on their own AWS account

When to choose

• you want hands-on, scenario-based kubernetes security training
• you have an AWS account and can safely spin up disposable infrastructure
• you need realistic attack-and-defend exercises for container platforms
• you are preparing a team for security incidents involving kubernetes

When to avoid

• you need a local-only lab without cloud costs or AWS credentials
• you want production hardening tooling rather than a training simulator
• your team has no familiarity with kubernetes or docker basics
• you cannot grant the required IAM permissions to provision infrastructure

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security penetration-testing infrastructure-as-code cli container-orchestration security cloud-computing developer-tools education cloud python kubernetes-security security-training attack-simulation hands-on-labs cloud-security containers linux macos docker kubernetes

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