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jbyers • today at 12:45 PM • 4 replies • view on HN

A large number of Docker containers?

Edit: Sure, a small minority presumably run sshd under these conditions. But a small minority times the number of Alpine containers running in the world gets to a large absolute number.

Edit 2: You really don't need to look very hard to find public container examples at million-download scale.


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ekidd • today at 12:48 PM

Many, many Docker containers rely on "docker exec" or the kubectl equivalent to gain CLI access when needed. To have sshd in an Alpine Docker container, you're generally need to be running init and a bunch of demons, not just a single standalone service.

I'm guessing in practice relatively few people are actually exposed. But if they are, it's catastrophic.

hypfer • today at 2:56 PM

> Edit 2: You really don't need to look very hard to find public container examples at million-download scale.

It would be super helpful if you would answer a "what, specifically" question with a "this, specifically" itemized list or not answer at all.

This is not helpful.

hypfer • today at 12:46 PM

Docker containers that run sshds?

stingraycharles • today at 12:50 PM

Docker containers run sshd?