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Pre-Phase-1 platform work, approved and tested earlier but not yet committed:

- Terminal banner: "RootNode Academy Lab — node: k8s-lab", upstream KubeKosh
  attribution left untouched in footer/README/LICENSE.
- RootNode curriculum mode: scenarios/rootnode-path.json (Foundation -> Workloads
  -> Networking -> Configuration -> Troubleshooting -> Real Ops -> Capstone),
  built from existing scenario content grouped by category, no new scenarios
  invented. New GET /api/curriculum/path endpoint.
- Student roster + per-student progress: instructor-roster, pick-your-name login
  (no password), students/environments-adjacent progress table migrated to a
  (student_id, scenario_id) composite key so practice progress and exam sessions
  are isolated per student instead of one global bucket. New /api/roster,
  /api/login endpoints.
- scenarios/data/*.json: added isolation_type metadata (shared_namespace vs
  ephemeral_cluster) from an audit of which scenarios execute cluster-scoped or
  node-level commands. This was Tier-1-isolation groundwork that got superseded
  same-day by the full-ephemeral-per-student architecture (see
  docs/LAB_ARCHITECTURE.md) — the field is kept as descriptive metadata only,
  per the note now in scenarios/SCHEMA.md. Not wasted: it's an accurate audit of
  which scenarios touch cluster-scoped resources, useful independent of isolation
  model.
- .gitignore added (node_modules/, frontend/dist/, *.db, /data/, .env) — none
  existed before; without it, npm installs during testing would have landed in
  a commit.

Known limitation still open: no frontend UI for any of this yet (login screen,
roster-add form, curriculum view) — API-only. No auth on the roster-add endpoint.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <[email protected]>
2026-08-18 01:21:16 -05:00

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{
"id": "cks-mcq-image-footprint",
"title": "Minimizing Image Footprint",
"category": "Supply Chain Security",
"isolation_type": "shared_namespace",
"difficulty": "Easy",
"type": "mcq",
"weight": 2,
"description": "Why is it highly recommended in the CKS exam to use base images like **Alpine Linux** or **Distroless** for your containerized applications?",
"options": [
{
"id": "a",
"text": "They automatically encrypt data at rest"
},
{
"id": "b",
"text": "They have a significantly reduced attack surface with fewer packages"
},
{
"id": "c",
"text": "They automatically configure NetworkPolicies for the pod"
},
{
"id": "d",
"text": "They guarantee that the container will not run as root"
}
],
"correct_option": "b",
"explanation": "Minimal images like Alpine or Distroless contain only the bare minimum files and dependencies needed to run the application. This drastically reduces the attack surface and the number of potential CVEs.",
"hints": [],
"setup_commands": [],
"default_namespace": "default",
"teardown_commands": []
}