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Certified Kubernetes Application Developer CKAD (Kubernetes v1.35 curriculum) · Domain 4: Application Environment, Configuration and Security

RBAC objects: Role, ClusterRole, RoleBinding, ClusterRoleBinding; kubectl auth can-i with --as

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Last reviewed September 25, 2026 · Leer en español

Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) grants permissions through two kinds of objects: roles, which list what actions are allowed, and bindings, which give those roles to users, groups or ServiceAccounts. Permissions are only ever added; there is no way to write a deny rule.

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