Advanced Cluster Security (RHACS) Labs Overview

Overview

These labs go deep on Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security (RHACS): setup and navigation, vulnerability management, policy and risk, CI/CD gates, compliance, notifications and API, network and runtime security, installation, and ACS 5 capabilities (VM scanning, file activity monitoring, MCP, and init containers).

Related 301 labs include 301-04 and 301-05.

Audience and prerequisites:

  • OpenShift cluster with RHACS Central and secured clusters available (this environment is pre-configured)

  • Familiarity with OpenShift console navigation and basic CLI (oc, roxctl)

  • Credentials and console links are on the home page

RHACS Labs Index

Lab Title Focus

acs-00

Setup and Navigation

Environment, consoles, dashboard, and search

acs-01

Vulnerability Management

CVE findings, prioritization, and reporting

acs-02

Policy and Risk

Risk scoring, filters, and deploy-time enforcement

acs-03

CI/CD and Automation

Pipeline gates and build-time checks

acs-04

Compliance

Compliance standards and assessment results

acs-05

Notifications, API, and Integrations

Notifiers, webhooks, and Central API

acs-06

Network and Runtime Security

Network graph, netpol, and runtime enforcement

acs-07

Installation and RHACS Cloud Service

Deployment options and RHACS Cloud Service

ACS 5

ACS 5 Capabilities

VM vulnerability scanning, file activity monitoring, ACS MCP, and init container coverage