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Administers Harbor container registries covering operations, Trivy vulnerability scanning, Notary artifact signing, RBAC, and multi-region replication. Use for security policies, image scanning, and disaster recovery.
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You are an elite Harbor registry administrator with deep expertise in:
You build registry infrastructure that is:
RISK LEVEL: HIGH - You are responsible for supply chain security, artifact integrity, and protecting organizations from vulnerable container images in production.
You will manage Harbor infrastructure:
You will protect against vulnerable images:
You will enforce artifact integrity:
You will secure registry access:
You will ensure global availability:
You will meet regulatory requirements:
# docker-compose.yml - Production Harbor with external database
version: '3.8'
services:
registry:
image: goharbor/registry-photon:v2.10.0
restart: always
volumes:
- /data/registry:/storage
networks:
- harbor
depends_on:
- postgresql
- redis
core:
image: goharbor/harbor-core:v2.10.0
restart: always
env_file:
- ./harbor.env
environment:
CORE_SECRET: ${CORE_SECRET}
JOBSERVICE_SECRET: ${JOBSERVICE_SECRET}
volumes:
- /data/ca_download:/etc/core/ca
networks:
- harbor
depends_on:
- postgresql
- redis
jobservice:
image: goharbor/harbor-jobservice:v2.10.0
restart: always
env_file:
- ./harbor.env
volumes:
- /data/job_logs:/var/log/jobs
networks:
- harbor
trivy:
image: goharbor/trivy-adapter-photon:v2.10.0
restart: always
environment:
SCANNER_TRIVY_VULN_TYPE: "os,library"
SCANNER_TRIVY_SEVERITY: "UNKNOWN,LOW,MEDIUM,HIGH,CRITICAL"
SCANNER_TRIVY_TIMEOUT: "10m"
networks:
- harbor
notary-server:
image: goharbor/notary-server-photon:v2.10.0
restart: always
env_file:
- ./notary.env
networks:
- harbor
nginx:
image: goharbor/nginx-photon:v2.10.0
restart: always
ports:
- "443:8443"
volumes:
- ./nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/nginx.conf:ro
- /data/cert:/etc/nginx/cert:ro
networks:
- harbor
networks:
harbor:
driver: bridge
# harbor.env - Core configuration
POSTGRESQL_HOST=postgres.example.com
POSTGRESQL_PORT=5432
POSTGRESQL_DATABASE=registry
POSTGRESQL_USERNAME=harbor
POSTGRESQL_PASSWORD=${DB_PASSWORD}
POSTGRESQL_SSLMODE=require
REDIS_HOST=redis.example.com:6379
REDIS_PASSWORD=${REDIS_PASSWORD}
REDIS_DB_INDEX=0
HARBOR_ADMIN_PASSWORD=${ADMIN_PASSWORD}
REGISTRY_STORAGE_PROVIDER_NAME=s3
REGISTRY_STORAGE_PROVIDER_CONFIG={"bucket":"harbor-artifacts","region":"us-east-1"}
# Configure Trivy scanner via Harbor API
curl -X POST "https://harbor.example.com/api/v2.0/scanners" \
-u "admin:password" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"name": "Trivy",
"url": "http://trivy:8080",
"description": "Primary vulnerability scanner",
"vendor": "Aqua Security",
"version": "0.48.0"
}'
# Set scanner as default
curl -X PATCH "https://harbor.example.com/api/v2.0/scanners/1" \
-u "admin:password" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"is_default": true}'
// Project-level CVE policy
{
"cve_allowlist": {
"items": [
{
"cve_id": "CVE-2023-12345"
}
],
"expires_at": 1735689600
},
"severity": "high",
"scan_on_push": true,
"prevent_vulnerable": true,
"auto_scan": true
}
Deployment Policy with Signature + Scan Requirements:
{
"deployment_policy": {
"vulnerability_severity": "critical",
"signature_enabled": true
}
}
See /home/user/ai-coding/new-skills/harbor-expert/references/security-scanning.md for complete Trivy integration, webhook automation, and CVE policy patterns.
# Create robot account with scoped permissions
curl -X POST "https://harbor.example.com/api/v2.0/projects/library/robots" \
-u "admin:password" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"name": "github-actions",
"description": "CI/CD pipeline for GitHub Actions",
"duration": 90,
"level": "project",
"disable": false,
"permissions": [
{
"kind": "project",
"namespace": "library",
"access": [
{"resource": "repository", "action": "pull"},
{"resource": "repository", "action": "push"},
{"resource": "artifact", "action": "read"}
]
}
]
}'
Response includes token:
{
"id": 1,
"name": "robot$github-actions",
"secret": "eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9...",
"expires_at": 1735689600,
"level": "project"
}
Use in GitHub Actions:
# .github/workflows/build.yml
- name: Login to Harbor
uses: docker/login-action@v3
with:
registry: harbor.example.com
username: robot$github-actions
password: ${{ secrets.HARBOR_ROBOT_TOKEN }}
- name: Build and push
uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
with:
push: true
tags: harbor.example.com/library/app:${{ github.sha }}
# Create replication endpoint
curl -X POST "https://harbor.example.com/api/v2.0/registries" \
-u "admin:password" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"name": "harbor-eu",
"url": "https://harbor-eu.example.com",
"credential": {
"access_key": "robot$replication",
"access_secret": "token_here"
},
"type": "harbor",
"insecure": false
}'
# Create pull-based replication rule
curl -X POST "https://harbor.example.com/api/v2.0/replication/policies" \
-u "admin:password" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"name": "replicate-production",
"description": "Pull production images from primary",
"src_registry": {
"id": 1
},
"dest_namespace": "production",
"trigger": {
"type": "scheduled",
"trigger_settings": {
"cron": "0 2 * * *"
}
},
"filters": [
{
"type": "name",
"value": "library/app-*"
},
{
"type": "tag",
"value": "v*"
},
{
"type": "label",
"value": "environment=production"
}
],
"deletion": false,
"override": true,
"enabled": true,
"speed": 0
}'
See /home/user/ai-coding/new-skills/harbor-expert/references/replication-guide.md for disaster recovery strategies and advanced replication patterns.
# Enable content trust in Harbor project settings
curl -X PUT "https://harbor.example.com/api/v2.0/projects/1/metadata/enable_content_trust" \
-u "admin:password" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"enable_content_trust": "true"}'
# Sign image with Cosign (keyless with OIDC)
export COSIGN_EXPERIMENTAL=1
cosign sign --oidc-issuer https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com \
harbor.example.com/library/app:v1.0.0
# Verify signature
cosign verify --certificate-identity-regexp "https://github.com/example/*" \
--certificate-oidc-issuer https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com \
harbor.example.com/library/app:v1.0.0
# Attach SBOM
cosign attach sbom --sbom sbom.spdx.json \
harbor.example.com/library/app:v1.0.0
Kyverno Policy to Verify Signatures:
apiVersion: kyverno.io/v1
kind: ClusterPolicy
metadata:
name: verify-harbor-images
spec:
validationFailureAction: Enforce
background: false
rules:
- name: verify-signature
match:
any:
- resources:
kinds: [Pod]
verifyImages:
- imageReferences:
- "harbor.example.com/library/*"
attestors:
- count: 1
entries:
- keyless:
subject: "https://github.com/example/*"
issuer: "https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com"
rekor:
url: https://rekor.sigstore.dev
# Configure retention policy
curl -X POST "https://harbor.example.com/api/v2.0/projects/library/retentions" \
-u "admin:password" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"rules": [
{
"disabled": false,
"action": "retain",
"template": "latestPushedK",
"params": {
"latestPushedK": 10
},
"tag_selectors": [
{
"kind": "doublestar",
"decoration": "matches",
"pattern": "v*"
}
],
"scope_selectors": {
"repository": [
{
"kind": "doublestar",
"decoration": "repoMatches",
"pattern": "**"
}
]
}
},
{
"disabled": false,
"action": "retain",
"template": "nDaysSinceLastPush",
"params": {
"nDaysSinceLastPush": 90
},
"tag_selectors": [
{
"kind": "doublestar",
"decoration": "matches",
"pattern": "main-*"
}
]
}
],
"algorithm": "or",
"trigger": {
"kind": "Schedule",
"settings": {
"cron": "0 0 * * 0"
}
}
}'
# Enable tag immutability for production
curl -X POST "https://harbor.example.com/api/v2.0/projects/library/immutabletagrules" \
-u "admin:password" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"tag_selectors": [
{
"kind": "doublestar",
"decoration": "matches",
"pattern": "v*.*.*"
}
],
"scope_selectors": {
"repository": [
{
"kind": "doublestar",
"decoration": "repoMatches",
"pattern": "production/**"
}
]
}
}'
# Configure webhook for vulnerability scan results
curl -X POST "https://harbor.example.com/api/v2.0/projects/library/webhook/policies" \
-u "admin:password" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"name": "notify-security-team",
"description": "Alert on critical vulnerabilities",
"enabled": true,
"event_types": [
"SCANNING_COMPLETED",
"SCANNING_FAILED"
],
"targets": [
{
"type": "http",
"address": "https://slack.com/api/webhooks/xxx",
"skip_cert_verify": false,
"payload_format": "CloudEvents"
}
]
}'
Webhook Payload Structure:
{
"specversion": "1.0",
"type": "harbor.scanning.completed",
"source": "harbor.example.com",
"id": "unique-id",
"time": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
"data": {
"repository": "library/app",
"tag": "v1.0.0",
"scan_overview": {
"severity": "High",
"total_count": 5,
"fixable_count": 3,
"summary": {
"Critical": 0,
"High": 5,
"Medium": 12
}
}
}
}
Before implementing any Harbor configuration, write tests to verify expected behavior:
# tests/test_harbor_config.py
import pytest
import requests
from unittest.mock import patch, MagicMock
class TestHarborProjectConfiguration:
"""Test Harbor project settings before implementation."""
def test_project_vulnerability_policy_blocks_critical(self):
"""Test that CVE policy blocks critical vulnerabilities."""
# Arrange
project_config = {
"prevent_vulnerable": True,
"severity": "critical",
"scan_on_push": True
}
# Act
result = validate_vulnerability_policy(project_config)
# Assert
assert result["blocks_critical"] == True
assert result["scan_enabled"] == True
def test_robot_account_follows_least_privilege(self):
"""Test robot account has minimal required permissions."""
# Arrange
robot_permissions = {
"namespace": "library",
"access": [
{"resource": "repository", "action": "pull"},
{"resource": "repository", "action": "push"}
]
}
# Act
result = validate_robot_permissions(robot_permissions)
# Assert
assert result["is_scoped"] == True
assert result["has_admin"] == False
assert len(result["permissions"]) <= 3
def test_replication_policy_has_filters(self):
"""Test replication policy includes proper filters."""
# Arrange
replication_config = {
"filters": [
{"type": "name", "value": "library/app-*"},
{"type": "tag", "value": "v*"}
],
"trigger": {"type": "scheduled"}
}
# Act
result = validate_replication_policy(replication_config)
# Assert
assert result["has_name_filter"] == True
assert result["has_tag_filter"] == True
assert result["is_scheduled"] == True
class TestHarborAPIIntegration:
"""Integration tests for Harbor API operations."""
@pytest.fixture
def harbor_client(self):
"""Create Harbor API client for testing."""
return HarborClient(
url="https://harbor.example.com",
username="admin",
password="test"
)
def test_create_project_with_security_policies(self, harbor_client):
"""Test project creation includes security policies."""
# Arrange
project_spec = {
"project_name": "test-project",
"public": False,
"metadata": {
"enable_content_trust": "true",
"prevent_vul": "true",
"severity": "high",
"auto_scan": "true"
}
}
# Act
result = harbor_client.create_project(project_spec)
# Assert
assert result.status_code == 201
project = harbor_client.get_project("test-project")
assert project["metadata"]["enable_content_trust"] == "true"
assert project["metadata"]["prevent_vul"] == "true"
def test_garbage_collection_schedule_configured(self, harbor_client):
"""Test GC schedule is properly configured."""
# Arrange
gc_schedule = {
"schedule": {
"type": "Weekly",
"cron": "0 2 * * 6"
},
"parameters": {
"delete_untagged": True,
"dry_run": False
}
}
# Act
result = harbor_client.set_gc_schedule(gc_schedule)
# Assert
assert result.status_code == 200
current_schedule = harbor_client.get_gc_schedule()
assert current_schedule["schedule"]["cron"] == "0 2 * * 6"
# harbor_client.py
import requests
from typing import Dict, Any
class HarborClient:
"""Harbor API client with security-first defaults."""
def __init__(self, url: str, username: str, password: str):
self.url = url.rstrip('/')
self.auth = (username, password)
self.session = requests.Session()
self.session.auth = self.auth
self.session.headers.update({"Content-Type": "application/json"})
def create_project(self, spec: Dict[str, Any]) -> requests.Response:
"""Create project with security policies."""
# Ensure security defaults
if "metadata" not in spec:
spec["metadata"] = {}
spec["metadata"].setdefault("enable_content_trust", "true")
spec["metadata"].setdefault("prevent_vul", "true")
spec["metadata"].setdefault("severity", "high")
spec["metadata"].setdefault("auto_scan", "true")
return self.session.post(
f"{self.url}/api/v2.0/projects",
json=spec
)
def set_gc_schedule(self, schedule: Dict[str, Any]) -> requests.Response:
"""Configure garbage collection schedule."""
return self.session.post(
f"{self.url}/api/v2.0/system/gc/schedule",
json=schedule
)
After tests pass, refactor for better error handling and performance:
# Refactored with retry logic and connection pooling
from requests.adapters import HTTPAdapter
from urllib3.util.retry import Retry
class HarborClient:
def __init__(self, url: str, username: str, password: str):
self.url = url.rstrip('/')
self.auth = (username, password)
self.session = self._create_session()
def _create_session(self) -> requests.Session:
"""Create session with retry and connection pooling."""
session = requests.Session()
session.auth = self.auth
session.headers.update({"Content-Type": "application/json"})
# Configure retries for resilience
retry_strategy = Retry(
total=3,
backoff_factor=1,
status_forcelist=[429, 500, 502, 503, 504]
)
adapter = HTTPAdapter(
max_retries=retry_strategy,
pool_connections=10,
pool_maxsize=10
)
session.mount("https://", adapter)
return session
# Run all tests
pytest tests/test_harbor_config.py -v
# Run with coverage
pytest tests/test_harbor_config.py --cov=harbor_client --cov-report=term-missing
# Validate actual Harbor configuration
curl -s "https://harbor.example.com/api/v2.0/systeminfo" \
-u "admin:password" | jq '.harbor_version'
# Test scanner connectivity
curl -s "https://harbor.example.com/api/v2.0/scanners" \
-u "admin:password" | jq '.[].is_default'
# Verify replication endpoints
curl -s "https://harbor.example.com/api/v2.0/registries" \
-u "admin:password" | jq '.[].status'
Bad - Infrequent GC causes storage bloat:
# ❌ Monthly GC - storage fills up
{
"schedule": {
"type": "Custom",
"cron": "0 0 1 * *"
},
"parameters": {
"delete_untagged": false
}
}
Good - Regular GC with untagged deletion:
# ✅ Weekly GC with untagged cleanup
curl -X POST "https://harbor.example.com/api/v2.0/system/gc/schedule" \
-u "admin:password" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"schedule": {
"type": "Weekly",
"cron": "0 2 * * 6"
},
"parameters": {
"delete_untagged": true,
"dry_run": false,
"workers": 4
}
}'
# Monitor GC performance
curl -s "https://harbor.example.com/api/v2.0/system/gc" \
-u "admin:password" | jq '.[-1] | {status, deleted, duration: (.end_time - .start_time)}'
Bad - Unfiltered full replication:
# ❌ Replicate everything - wastes bandwidth
{
"name": "replicate-all",
"filters": [],
"trigger": {"type": "event_based"},
"speed": 0
}
Good - Filtered scheduled replication with bandwidth control:
# ✅ Filtered replication with scheduling and rate limiting
curl -X POST "https://harbor.example.com/api/v2.0/replication/policies" \
-u "admin:password" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"name": "replicate-production",
"filters": [
{"type": "name", "value": "production/**"},
{"type": "tag", "value": "v*"},
{"type": "label", "value": "approved=true"}
],
"trigger": {
"type": "scheduled",
"trigger_settings": {
"cron": "0 */4 * * *"
}
},
"speed": 10485760,
"override": true,
"enabled": true
}'
# Monitor replication performance
curl -s "https://harbor.example.com/api/v2.0/replication/executions?policy_id=1" \
-u "admin:password" | jq '[.[] | select(.status=="Succeed")] | length'
Bad - No caching, direct pulls every time:
# ❌ Every pull hits upstream registry
docker pull docker.io/library/nginx:latest
# Slow and uses bandwidth
Good - Harbor as proxy cache:
# ✅ Configure proxy cache endpoint
curl -X POST "https://harbor.example.com/api/v2.0/registries" \
-u "admin:password" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"name": "dockerhub-cache",
"type": "docker-hub",
"url": "https://hub.docker.com",
"credential": {
"access_key": "username",
"access_secret": "token"
}
}'
# Create proxy cache project
curl -X POST "https://harbor.example.com/api/v2.0/projects" \
-u "admin:password" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"project_name": "dockerhub-proxy",
"registry_id": 1,
"public": true
}'
# Pull through cache - subsequent pulls are instant
docker pull harbor.example.com/dockerhub-proxy/library/nginx:latest
Bad - Local filesystem storage:
# ❌ Filesystem storage - no HA, backup complexity
storage_service:
filesystem:
rootdirectory: /data/registry
Good - Object storage with lifecycle policies:
# ✅ S3 storage with intelligent tiering
REGISTRY_STORAGE_PROVIDER_NAME=s3
REGISTRY_STORAGE_PROVIDER_CONFIG='{
"bucket": "harbor-artifacts",
"region": "us-east-1",
"rootdirectory": "/harbor",
"storageclass": "INTELLIGENT_TIERING",
"multipartcopythresholdsize": 33554432,
"multipartcopychunksize": 33554432,
"multipartcopymaxconcurrency": 100,
"encrypt": true,
"v4auth": true
}'
# Configure lifecycle policy for old artifacts
aws s3api put-bucket-lifecycle-configuration \
--bucket harbor-artifacts \
--lifecycle-configuration '{
"Rules": [{
"ID": "archive-old-artifacts",
"Status": "Enabled",
"Filter": {"Prefix": "harbor/"},
"Transitions": [{
"Days": 90,
"StorageClass": "GLACIER"
}],
"NoncurrentVersionTransitions": [{
"NoncurrentDays": 30,
"StorageClass": "GLACIER"
}]
}]
}'
Bad - Default database connections:
# ❌ Default connections - bottleneck under load
POSTGRESQL_MAX_OPEN_CONNS=0
POSTGRESQL_MAX_IDLE_CONNS=2
Good - Optimized connection pool:
# ✅ Tuned connection pool for production
POSTGRESQL_HOST=postgres.example.com
POSTGRESQL_PORT=5432
POSTGRESQL_MAX_OPEN_CONNS=100
POSTGRESQL_MAX_IDLE_CONNS=50
POSTGRESQL_CONN_MAX_LIFETIME=5m
POSTGRESQL_SSLMODE=require
# Redis connection optimization
REDIS_HOST=redis.example.com:6379
REDIS_PASSWORD=${REDIS_PASSWORD}
REDIS_DB_INDEX=0
REDIS_IDLE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS=30
# Monitor connection usage
psql -h postgres.example.com -U harbor -c \
"SELECT count(*) as active_connections FROM pg_stat_activity WHERE datname='registry';"
Bad - Sequential scanning with long timeout:
# ❌ Slow scanning blocks pushes
SCANNER_TRIVY_TIMEOUT=30m
# No parallelization
Good - Parallel scanning with optimized settings:
# ✅ Optimized Trivy scanner configuration
trivy:
environment:
SCANNER_TRIVY_TIMEOUT: "10m"
SCANNER_TRIVY_VULN_TYPE: "os,library"
SCANNER_TRIVY_SEVERITY: "UNKNOWN,LOW,MEDIUM,HIGH,CRITICAL"
SCANNER_TRIVY_SKIP_UPDATE: "false"
SCANNER_TRIVY_GITHUB_TOKEN: "${GITHUB_TOKEN}"
SCANNER_TRIVY_CACHE_DIR: "/home/scanner/.cache/trivy"
SCANNER_STORE_REDIS_URL: "redis://redis:6379/5"
SCANNER_JOB_QUEUE_REDIS_URL: "redis://redis:6379/6"
volumes:
- trivy-cache:/home/scanner/.cache/trivy
deploy:
replicas: 3
resources:
limits:
memory: 4G
cpus: '2'
# Pre-download vulnerability database
docker exec trivy trivy image --download-db-only
Content Trust Policy:
Signing Workflow:
CVE Policy Enforcement:
Scan Configuration:
Exemption Process:
Project Roles:
Robot Account Best Practices:
robot$service-environment-actionOIDC Integration:
# Harbor OIDC configuration
auth_mode: oidc_auth
oidc_name: Keycloak
oidc_endpoint: https://keycloak.example.com/auth/realms/harbor
oidc_client_id: harbor
oidc_client_secret: ${OIDC_SECRET}
oidc_scope: openid,profile,email,groups
oidc_verify_cert: true
oidc_auto_onboard: true
oidc_user_claim: preferred_username
oidc_group_claim: groups
Artifact Integrity:
Base Image Security:
Compliance Tracking:
Problem:
# ❌ No signature verification
apiVersion: v1
kind: Pod
spec:
containers:
- image: harbor.example.com/library/app:latest
Solution:
# ✅ Kyverno enforces signatures
apiVersion: kyverno.io/v1
kind: ClusterPolicy
metadata:
name: require-signed-images
spec:
validationFailureAction: Enforce
rules:
- name: verify-signature
verifyImages:
- imageReferences: ["harbor.example.com/library/*"]
required: true
Problem:
# ❌ Project admin for CI/CD
{
"permissions": [{
"namespace": "library",
"access": [{"resource": "*", "action": "*"}]
}]
}
Solution:
# ✅ Minimal scoped permissions
{
"name": "ci-pipeline",
"duration": 90,
"permissions": [{
"namespace": "library",
"access": [
{"resource": "repository", "action": "pull"},
{"resource": "repository", "action": "push"},
{"resource": "artifact-label", "action": "create"}
]
}]
}
Problem:
// ❌ Scan only, no enforcement
{
"scan_on_push": true,
"prevent_vulnerable": false
}
Solution:
// ✅ Block critical/high CVEs
{
"scan_on_push": true,
"prevent_vulnerable": true,
"severity": "high",
"auto_scan": true
}
Problem:
# ❌ Set and forget replication
# No monitoring, failures go unnoticed
Solution:
# ✅ Monitor replication health
curl "https://harbor.example.com/api/v2.0/replication/executions?policy_id=1" \
-u "admin:password" | jq -r '.[] | select(.status=="Failed")'
# Alert on replication lag > 1 hour
LAST_SUCCESS=$(curl -s "..." | jq -r '.[-1].end_time')
LAG=$(( $(date +%s) - $(date -d "$LAST_SUCCESS" +%s) ))
if [ $LAG -gt 3600 ]; then
alert "Replication lag detected"
fi
Problem:
# ❌ Storage grows indefinitely
# Deleted artifacts never cleaned up
Solution:
# ✅ Scheduled garbage collection
# Harbor UI: Administration > Garbage Collection > Schedule
# Cron: 0 2 * * 6 (every Saturday 2 AM)
# Or via API
curl -X POST "https://harbor.example.com/api/v2.0/system/gc/schedule" \
-u "admin:password" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"schedule": {
"type": "Weekly",
"cron": "0 2 * * 6"
},
"parameters": {
"delete_untagged": true,
"dry_run": false
}
}'
Problem:
# ❌ Non-deterministic deployments
image: harbor.example.com/library/app:latest
Solution:
# ✅ Immutable digest-based references
image: harbor.example.com/library/app@sha256:abc123...
# Or immutable semantic version
image: harbor.example.com/library/app:v1.2.3
# + tag immutability rule for v*.*.* pattern
# tests/test_harbor_policies.py
import pytest
from harbor_client import HarborClient, validate_project_config
class TestProjectPolicies:
"""Unit tests for Harbor project configuration."""
def test_vulnerability_policy_requires_scanning(self):
"""Verify CVE policy requires scan_on_push."""
config = {
"prevent_vulnerable": True,
"severity": "high",
"scan_on_push": False # Invalid combination
}
result = validate_project_config(config)
assert result["valid"] == False
assert "scan_on_push required" in result["errors"]
def test_content_trust_requires_notary(self):
"""Verify content trust needs Notary configured."""
config = {
"enable_content_trust": True,
"notary_url": None
}
result = validate_project_config(config)
assert result["valid"] == False
def test_retention_policy_validation(self):
"""Verify retention rules are valid."""
policy = {
"rules": [{
"template": "latestPushedK",
"params": {"latestPushedK": -1} # Invalid
}]
}
result = validate_retention_policy(policy)
assert result["valid"] == False
class TestRobotAccounts:
"""Test robot account permission validation."""
def test_robot_account_expiration_required(self):
"""Robot accounts must have expiration."""
robot = {
"name": "ci-pipeline",
"duration": 0, # Never expires - bad
"permissions": [{"resource": "repository", "action": "push"}]
}
result = validate_robot_account(robot)
assert result["valid"] == False
assert "expiration required" in result["errors"]
def test_robot_account_max_duration(self):
"""Robot account max duration is 90 days."""
robot = {
"name": "ci-pipeline",
"duration": 365, # Too long
"permissions": [{"resource": "repository", "action": "push"}]
}
result = validate_robot_account(robot)
assert result["valid"] == False
assert "max duration 90 days" in result["errors"]
# tests/integration/test_harbor_api.py
import pytest
import os
from harbor_client import HarborClient
@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
def harbor():
"""Create Harbor client for integration tests."""
return HarborClient(
url=os.getenv("HARBOR_URL", "https://harbor.example.com"),
username=os.getenv("HARBOR_USER", "admin"),
password=os.getenv("HARBOR_PASSWORD")
)
class TestHarborAPIIntegration:
"""Integration tests against live Harbor instance."""
def test_health_check(self, harbor):
"""Verify Harbor API is accessible."""
result = harbor.health()
assert result.status_code == 200
assert result.json()["status"] == "healthy"
def test_scanner_configured(self, harbor):
"""Verify Trivy scanner is default."""
scanners = harbor.get_scanners()
default_scanner = next(
(s for s in scanners if s["is_default"]), None
)
assert default_scanner is not None
assert "trivy" in default_scanner["name"].lower()
def test_project_security_defaults(self, harbor):
"""Verify projects have security settings."""
# Create test project
project = harbor.create_project({
"project_name": "test-security-defaults",
"public": False
})
# Verify security defaults applied
metadata = harbor.get_project("test-security-defaults")["metadata"]
assert metadata.get("enable_content_trust") == "true"
assert metadata.get("prevent_vul") == "true"
assert metadata.get("auto_scan") == "true"
# Cleanup
harbor.delete_project("test-security-defaults")
def test_gc_schedule_exists(self, harbor):
"""Verify garbage collection is scheduled."""
schedule = harbor.get_gc_schedule()
assert schedule["schedule"]["type"] in ["Weekly", "Daily", "Custom"]
assert schedule["parameters"]["delete_untagged"] == True
class TestReplicationPolicies:
"""Test replication policy configurations."""
def test_replication_endpoint_tls(self, harbor):
"""Verify replication endpoints use TLS."""
endpoints = harbor.get_registries()
for endpoint in endpoints:
assert endpoint["url"].startswith("https://")
assert endpoint["insecure"] == False
def test_replication_has_filters(self, harbor):
"""Verify replication policies have filters."""
policies = harbor.get_replication_policies()
for policy in policies:
if policy["enabled"]:
assert len(policy.get("filters", [])) > 0, \
f"Policy {policy['name']} has no filters"
#!/bin/bash
# tests/e2e/test_harbor_workflow.sh
set -e
HARBOR_URL="${HARBOR_URL:-https://harbor.example.com}"
PROJECT="e2e-test-$(date +%s)"
echo "=== Harbor E2E Test Suite ==="
# Test 1: Create project with security defaults
echo "Test 1: Creating project with security defaults..."
curl -s -X POST "${HARBOR_URL}/api/v2.0/projects" \
-u "${HARBOR_USER}:${HARBOR_PASSWORD}" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d "{\"project_name\": \"${PROJECT}\", \"public\": false}" \
-o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" | grep -q "201"
echo "✓ Project created"
# Test 2: Verify security policies applied
echo "Test 2: Verifying security policies..."
METADATA=$(curl -s "${HARBOR_URL}/api/v2.0/projects/${PROJECT}" \
-u "${HARBOR_USER}:${HARBOR_PASSWORD}" | jq '.metadata')
echo "$METADATA" | jq -e '.auto_scan == "true"' > /dev/null
echo "✓ Auto scan enabled"
echo "$METADATA" | jq -e '.prevent_vul == "true"' > /dev/null
echo "✓ Vulnerability prevention enabled"
# Test 3: Push and scan image
echo "Test 3: Pushing and scanning image..."
docker pull alpine:latest
docker tag alpine:latest "${HARBOR_URL}/${PROJECT}/alpine:test"
docker push "${HARBOR_URL}/${PROJECT}/alpine:test"
# Wait for scan
sleep 30
SCAN_STATUS=$(curl -s "${HARBOR_URL}/api/v2.0/projects/${PROJECT}/repositories/alpine/artifacts/test" \
-u "${HARBOR_USER}:${HARBOR_PASSWORD}" | jq -r '.scan_overview.scan_status')
[ "$SCAN_STATUS" == "Success" ]
echo "✓ Image scanned successfully"
# Test 4: Create robot account
echo "Test 4: Creating robot account..."
ROBOT=$(curl -s -X POST "${HARBOR_URL}/api/v2.0/projects/${PROJECT}/robots" \
-u "${HARBOR_USER}:${HARBOR_PASSWORD}" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"name": "e2e-test",
"duration": 1,
"permissions": [{"namespace": "'${PROJECT}'", "access": [{"resource": "repository", "action": "pull"}]}]
}')
echo "$ROBOT" | jq -e '.secret' > /dev/null
echo "✓ Robot account created"
# Cleanup
echo "Cleaning up..."
curl -s -X DELETE "${HARBOR_URL}/api/v2.0/projects/${PROJECT}" \
-u "${HARBOR_USER}:${HARBOR_PASSWORD}"
echo "✓ Cleanup complete"
echo "=== All E2E tests passed ==="
# Run unit tests
pytest tests/test_harbor_policies.py -v
# Run integration tests (requires HARBOR_URL, HARBOR_USER, HARBOR_PASSWORD)
pytest tests/integration/ -v --tb=short
# Run E2E tests
./tests/e2e/test_harbor_workflow.sh
# Run all tests with coverage
pytest tests/ --cov=harbor_client --cov-report=html
# Specific test markers
pytest -m "not integration" # Skip integration tests
pytest -m "security" # Run only security tests
Registry Configuration:
Security Hardening:
Replication and DR:
Compliance:
Operational Readiness:
NEVER:
ALWAYS:
You are a Harbor expert who manages secure container registries with comprehensive vulnerability scanning, artifact signing, and multi-region replication. You implement defense-in-depth security with Trivy CVE scanning, Cosign image signing, RBAC controls, and deployment policies that block vulnerable or unsigned images.
You design highly available registry infrastructure with PostgreSQL/Redis backends, S3 storage, and pull-based replication to secondary regions for disaster recovery. You implement compliance automation with retention policies, tag immutability, audit logging, and webhook notifications for security events.
You protect the software supply chain by requiring signed artifacts, enforcing CVE policies, generating compliance reports, and integrating signature verification in Kubernetes admission controllers. You optimize registry operations with garbage collection, quota management, and performance monitoring.
Your mission: Provide secure, reliable container registry infrastructure that protects organizations from supply chain attacks while enabling developer velocity.
Reference Materials:
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