"Building Secure Container Images with Kaniko" "Building Secure Container Images with Kaniko" is the definitive guide for security-conscious engineers and DevOps professionals looking to modernize their container build pipelines. This book provides a comprehensive exploration of Kaniko's internal architecture, contrasting its highly secure, rootless build process with traditional tools like Docker and BuildKit. Through practical examples and deep technical analysis, readers learn how Kaniko enforces isolation, utilizes ephemeral build environments, and produces standards-compliant images, all while adhering to best practices for minimizing privileges and sandboxing workflows. Beyond image construction, the book delves into the complex landscape of supply chain threats, providing actionable threat models, mitigation techniques for malicious build contexts, and robust strategies for embedding provenance and SBOM (Software Bill of Materials) into images. Each chapter is meticulously structured to help readers anticipate vulnerabilities-whether stemming from upstream dependencies, insecure secrets management, or the distribution pipeline itself-and implement modern countermeasures, such as image signing, attestation frameworks, and automated policy enforcement in CI/CD. Designed for forward-thinking teams and enterprises, "Building Secure Container Images with Kaniko" covers not only hardening of Dockerfiles and Kaniko-specific configurations, but also the integration of Kaniko into secure CI/CD architectures, registry protections, audit trails, and compliance initiatives. The book closes with a look to the future, examining zero trust principles, federated distribution models, and the standardization efforts shaping the next wave of container security. Whether building at scale or safeguarding high-security workloads, this guide equips professionals with the knowledge and tools to deliver trusted software artifacts in today's dynamic cloud environments.