Overview

Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) is a management and orchestration system for Docker container and container clusters that run within Google's public cloud services. Google Kubernetes Engine is based on Kubernetes, Google's open source container management system. Organizations typically use Google Kubernetes Engine to create or resize Docker container clusters, create container pods, replication controllers, jobs, services and load balancers, and resize application controllers. You can interact with Google Kubernetes Engine using the gcloud command line interface or the Google Cloud Platform Console.

Mend Integration with GKE

Mend Kubernetes controller is a designated pod inside your GKE cluster. When installed, it scans the entire cluster as a baseline for future changes and shows the full picture of libraries, images, alert, vulnerabilities, and licenses in your Mend portal. This pod then tracks changes in the cluster (for example, a new deployment or image modification), scans the container images and reports cluster security-related information, such as vulnerabilities per pod.  

For more information about Mend and Kubernetes, refer to Kubernetes: Getting Started.This page is available at: https://docs.mend.io/bundle/integrations/page/gke__-_google_kubernetes_engine.html