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title: Security
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### Is there a Hardening Guide?

Rancher has created a [Hardening Guide](https://releases.rancher.com/documents/security/latest/Rancher_Hardening_Guide.pdf) to provide guidance on how to set up your Rancher instance for production following security best practices.

### What are the results of Rancher's Kubernetes cluster when it is CIS benchmarked?

We have run the CIS Kubernetes benchmark against a hardened Rancher Kubernetes cluster and provided a [Rancher specific CIS Kubernetes benchmark self assessment](https://releases.rancher.com/documents/security/latest/Rancher_Benchmark_Assessment.pdf).
