# controlplaneio/simulator

Kubernetes Security Training Platform - focusing on security mitigation

Repository: https://github.com/controlplaneio/simulator
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/controlplaneio-simulator
Language: Python
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2024-09-02T06:57:59+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2648, "days_push": 730, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1000, forks 100 (observed 2026-09-03T02:15:10.192868+00:00)

## What it is
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

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: security, penetration-testing, infrastructure-as-code, cli, container-orchestration
- domain: security, cloud-computing, developer-tools, education
- platform: cloud, python
- tags: kubernetes-security, security-training, attack-simulation, hands-on-labs, cloud-security, containers, linux, macos, docker, kubernetes

## Member repositories
- controlplaneio/simulator (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:10.192868+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:16:05.567338+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/controlplaneio/simulator (fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:10.192868+00:00, sha 5a496064a0ed)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.