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Docker Security

Harden containers against the most common real-world mistakes — root, capabilities, secrets, and the Docker socket.

Skills you’ll gain

Non-root usersCapabilitiesRead-only filesystemsSecretsImage scanning & SBOMDocker socket exposure

Prerequisites

• Docker Image Engineering path (recommended)

Course modules

Module 1: Least-privilege containers

Root, capabilities, filesystem, secrets.

📖 Non-root users & capabilities 12 min
📖 Secrets & the Docker socket 14 min
🧪 Lab: Secure an Unsafe Container 40 min

Earn the Docker Security certificate

Complete every lesson and pass all lab validations to earn a DevOps AI Toolkit completion certificate with a public verification link. Certificates are issued by DevOps AI Toolkit and are not affiliated with Docker, Inc.