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+/*
+Copyright 2023 The Flux authors
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/fluxcd/flux2/v2/internal/utils"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
+
+	kustomizev1 "github.com/fluxcd/kustomize-controller/api/v1"
+)
+
+var ctrlChecks = map[string]map[string]bool{
+	"helm-controller": {
+		"insecure-kubeconfig-exec": false,
+		"insecure-kubeconfig-tls":  false,
+	},
+	"kustomize-controller": {
+		"insecure-kubeconfig-exec": false,
+		"insecure-kubeconfig-tls":  false,
+		"no-remote-bases":          true,
+	},
+}
+
+var multiTenancyCtrlChecks = map[string]map[string]bool{
+	"helm-controller": {
+		"no-cross-namespace-refs": true,
+	},
+	"kustomize-controller": {
+		"no-cross-namespace-refs": true,
+	},
+	"notification-controller": {
+		"no-cross-namespace-refs": true,
+	},
+	"image-reflector-controller": {
+		"no-cross-namespace-refs": true,
+	},
+	"image-automation-controller": {
+		"no-cross-namespace-refs": true,
+	},
+}
+
+var multiTenancyFlag bool
+
+var auditCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:     "audit",
+	Short:   "Audit the Flux installation for security best practices",
+	Long:    withPreviewNote("TBD"),
+	Example: `  TBD`,
+	Args:    cobra.NoArgs,
+	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), rootArgs.timeout)
+		defer cancel()
+
+		kubeClient, err := utils.KubeClient(kubeconfigArgs, kubeclientOptions)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		logger.Actionf("Starting audit")
+
+		for ctrl, checks := range ctrlChecks {
+			if err := auditController(ctx, kubeClient, ctrl, checks); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed auditing %s: %w", ctrl, err)
+			}
+		}
+
+		if err := auditSecretDecryption(ctx, kubeClient); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed auditing Secret decryption: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		if multiTenancyFlag {
+			logger.Actionf("Multi-tenancy lock-down")
+			for ctrl, checks := range multiTenancyCtrlChecks {
+				if err := auditController(ctx, kubeClient, ctrl, checks); err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("failed auditing %s for multi-tenancy lock-down: %w", ctrl, err)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	},
+}
+
+func auditSecretDecryption(ctx context.Context, c client.Client) error {
+	var ksl kustomizev1.KustomizationList
+	if err := c.List(ctx, &ksl); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to retrieve Kustomizations: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	success := true
+	for _, ks := range ksl.Items {
+		if ks.Status.Inventory == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		if ks.Spec.Decryption != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		for _, e := range ks.Status.Inventory.Entries {
+			parts := strings.Split(e.ID, "_")
+			if parts[2] == "" && parts[3] == "Secret" {
+				success = false
+				logger.Warningf("%s/%s doesn't have Secret decryption configured", ks.Namespace, ks.Name)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if success {
+		logger.Successf("Secret decryption is configured for all Kustomizations that create Secrets")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func auditController(ctx context.Context, c client.Client, name string, flags map[string]bool) error {
+	hcDeploys, err := getManagerArgs(ctx, c, name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get %s flags: %w", name, err)
+	}
+
+	if len(hcDeploys) == 0 {
+		logger.Warningf("No %s Deployment found, auditing skipped", name)
+	} else {
+		for name, args := range hcDeploys {
+			for flag, desired := range flags {
+				hcExec, err := assertBoolFlagValue(args, flag, desired)
+				if err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("failed parsing %q args: %w", name, err)
+				}
+				if hcExec == desired {
+					logger.Successf("%s: %s is %t", name, flag, desired)
+				} else {
+					logger.Warningf("%s: %s should be %t", name, flag, desired)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func getManagerArgs(ctx context.Context, c client.Client, component string) (map[string][]string, error) {
+	var deploys v1.DeploymentList
+	if err := c.List(ctx, &deploys, client.MatchingLabels{
+		"app.kubernetes.io/component": component,
+	}); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to retrieve %s deployments: %w", component, err)
+	}
+
+	res := make(map[string][]string, 0)
+
+	for _, deploy := range deploys.Items {
+		for _, ctr := range deploy.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers {
+			if ctr.Name == "manager" {
+				res[deploy.Name] = ctr.Args
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return res, nil
+}
+
+func assertBoolFlagValue(args []string, flagName string, value bool) (bool, error) {
+	fs := pflag.NewFlagSet("tmp", pflag.ContinueOnError)
+	fs.ParseErrorsWhitelist.UnknownFlags = true
+	f := fs.BoolP(flagName, "", false, "")
+	if err := fs.Parse(args); err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed parsing args: %w", err)
+	}
+	return *f, nil
+}
+
+func init() {
+	auditCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&multiTenancyFlag, "multi-tenancy", false, "Enable additional audit checks for multi-tenant clusters.")
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(auditCmd)
+}