Method of managing system utilities access control

A method comprising:

• receiving, by a security manager, a request from a first user to run a first containerized utility of a container to complete a first transaction, wherein the container has a first set of access control rules;
• retrieving, by the security manager, first credentials associated with the first user;
• determining, by the security manager, a status of the first credentials of the first user as one of privileged and non-privileged according to the first set of access control rules;
• executing, by the security manager, a command for the first transaction to obtain a target image;
• retrieving, by the security manager, the target image;
• and
• recording, by the security manager, the first transaction.

A non-transitory machine readable medium storing a program, which when executed by a processor, causes a security manager to:

• receive a request from a first user to run a first containerized utility of a first container to complete a first transaction;
• retrieve first credentials associated with the first user;
• determine a status of the first credentials of the first user as one of privileged and non-privileged according to the first set of access control rules;
• execute a command for the first transaction to obtain a target image;
• retrieve the target image;
• and
• record the first transaction.