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Vertex AI
Vertex AI je Google Cloud-ova objedinjena platforma za machine learning za izgradnju, deploy i upravljanje AI modelima u velikom obimu. Kombinuje različite AI i ML servise u jedinstvenu, integrisanu platformu, omogućavajući data scientist-ima i ML inženjerima da:
- Treniraju prilagođene modele koristeći AutoML ili custom training
- Deploy-uju modele na skalabilne endpoints za predviđanja
- Upravljaju ML životnim ciklusom od eksperimentisanja do produkcije
- Pristupe pre-trained modelima iz Model Garden
- Prate i optmizuju performanse modela
Agent Engine / Reasoning Engine
Za specifičnu enumeraciju i putanje post-exploitation za Agent Engine / Reasoning Engine koje uključuju metadata credential theft, P4SA abuse, i producer/tenant project pivoting, pogledajte:
GCP - Vertex AI Post Exploitation
Ključne komponente
Models
Vertex AI modeli predstavljaju istrenirane machine learning modele koji se mogu deploy-ovati na endpoints za serviranje predviđanja. Modeli mogu biti:
- Uploaded iz custom container-a ili model artifacts
- Kreirani kroz AutoML training
- Uvezeni iz Model Garden (pre-trained modeli)
- Versioned sa više verzija po modelu
Svaki model ima metadata koja uključuje njegov framework, container image URI, lokaciju artifact-a i serving konfiguraciju.
Endpoints
Endpoints su resursi koji hostuju deploy-ovane modele i služe online predviđanja. Ključne karakteristike:
- Mogu hostovati više deploy-ovanih modela (sa traffic splitting)
- Pružaju HTTPS endpoints za realtime predviđanja
- Podržavaju autoscaling na osnovu saobraćaja
- Mogu koristiti private ili public pristup
- Podržavaju A/B testing kroz traffic splitting
Custom Jobs
Custom jobs omogućavaju pokretanje custom training koda koristeći sopstvene containere ili Python pakete. Karakteristike uključuju:
- Podršku za distributed training sa više worker pool-ova
- Konfigurisane machine types i accelerators (GPUs/TPUs)
- Prikačen service account za pristup drugim GCP resursima
- Integraciju sa Vertex AI Tensorboard za vizualizaciju
- Opcije VPC connectivity
Hyperparameter Tuning Jobs
Ovi job-ovi automatski pretražuju optimalne hyperparametre pokretanjem više training trial-ova sa različitim kombinacijama parametara.
Model Garden
Model Garden pruža pristup:
- Pre-trained Google modelima
- Open-source modelima (uključujući Hugging Face)
- Third-party modelima
- One-click deployment mogućnostima
Tensorboards
Tensorboards pružaju vizualizaciju i monitoring za ML eksperimente, prateći metrike, model graph-ove i napredak treninga.
Service Accounts & Permissions
Po default-u, Vertex AI servisi koriste Compute Engine default service account (PROJECT_NUMBER-compute@developer.gserviceaccount.com), koji ima Editor permisije na projektu. Međutim, možete specificirati custom service accounts kada:
- Kreirate custom jobs
- Upload-ujete modele
- Deploy-ujete modele na endpoints
Ovaj service account se koristi za:
- Pristup training podacima u Cloud Storage
- Pisanje logova u Cloud Logging
- Pristup secret-ima iz Secret Manager
- Interakciju sa drugim GCP servisima
Data Storage
- Model artifacts su skladišteni u Cloud Storage bucket-ima
- Training data obično se nalazi u Cloud Storage ili BigQuery
- Container images su u Artifact Registry ili Container Registry
- Logs se šalju u Cloud Logging
- Metrics se šalju u Cloud Monitoring
Encryption
Po default-u, Vertex AI koristi Google-managed encryption keys. Možete takođe konfigurisati:
- Customer-managed encryption keys (CMEK) iz Cloud KMS
- Enkripcija se primenjuje na model artifacts, training data i endpoints
Networking
Vertex AI resursi se mogu konfigurisati za:
- Public internet access (default)
- VPC peering za private pristup
- Private Service Connect za secure konektivnost
- Shared VPC podršku
Enumeration
# List models
gcloud ai models list --region=<region>
gcloud ai models describe <model-id> --region=<region>
gcloud ai models list-version <model-id> --region=<region>
# List endpoints
gcloud ai endpoints list --region=<region>
gcloud ai endpoints describe <endpoint-id> --region=<region>
gcloud ai endpoints list --list-model-garden-endpoints-only --region=<region>
# List custom jobs
gcloud ai custom-jobs list --region=<region>
gcloud ai custom-jobs describe <job-id> --region=<region>
# Stream logs from a running job
gcloud ai custom-jobs stream-logs <job-id> --region=<region>
# List hyperparameter tuning jobs
gcloud ai hp-tuning-jobs list --region=<region>
gcloud ai hp-tuning-jobs describe <job-id> --region=<region>
# List model monitoring jobs
gcloud ai model-monitoring-jobs list --region=<region>
gcloud ai model-monitoring-jobs describe <job-id> --region=<region>
# List Tensorboards
gcloud ai tensorboards list --region=<region>
gcloud ai tensorboards describe <tensorboard-id> --region=<region>
# List indexes (for vector search)
gcloud ai indexes list --region=<region>
gcloud ai indexes describe <index-id> --region=<region>
# List index endpoints
gcloud ai index-endpoints list --region=<region>
gcloud ai index-endpoints describe <index-endpoint-id> --region=<region>
# Get operations (long-running operations status)
gcloud ai operations describe <operation-id> --region=<region>
# Test endpoint predictions (if you have access)
gcloud ai endpoints predict <endpoint-id> \
--region=<region> \
--json-request=request.json
# Make direct predictions (newer API)
gcloud ai endpoints direct-predict <endpoint-id> \
--region=<region> \
--json-request=request.json
Prikupljanje informacija o modelu
# Get detailed model information including versions
gcloud ai models describe <model-id> --region=<region>
# Check specific model version
gcloud ai models describe <model-id>@<version> --region=<region>
# List all versions of a model
gcloud ai models list-version <model-id> --region=<region>
# Get model artifact location (usually a GCS bucket)
gcloud ai models describe <model-id> --region=<region> --format="value(artifactUri)"
# Get container image URI
gcloud ai models describe <model-id> --region=<region> --format="value(containerSpec.imageUri)"
Detalji krajnje tačke
# Get endpoint details including deployed models
gcloud ai endpoints describe <endpoint-id> --region=<region>
# Get endpoint URL
gcloud ai endpoints describe <endpoint-id> --region=<region> --format="value(deployedModels[0].displayName)"
# Get service account used by endpoint
gcloud ai endpoints describe <endpoint-id> --region=<region> --format="value(deployedModels[0].serviceAccount)"
# Check traffic split between models
gcloud ai endpoints describe <endpoint-id> --region=<region> --format="value(trafficSplit)"
Informacije o Custom Job-u
# Get job details including command, args, and service account
gcloud ai custom-jobs describe <job-id> --region=<region>
# Get service account used by job
gcloud ai custom-jobs describe <job-id> --region=<region> --format="value(jobSpec.workerPoolSpecs[0].serviceAccount)"
# Get container image used
gcloud ai custom-jobs describe <job-id> --region=<region> --format="value(jobSpec.workerPoolSpecs[0].containerSpec.imageUri)"
# Check environment variables (may contain secrets)
gcloud ai custom-jobs describe <job-id> --region=<region> --format="value(jobSpec.workerPoolSpecs[0].containerSpec.env)"
# Get network configuration
gcloud ai custom-jobs describe <job-id> --region=<region> --format="value(jobSpec.network)"
Kontrola pristupa
# Note: IAM policies for individual Vertex AI resources are managed at the project level
# Check project-level permissions
gcloud projects get-iam-policy <project-id>
# Check service account permissions
gcloud iam service-accounts get-iam-policy <service-account-email>
# Check if endpoints allow unauthenticated access
# This is controlled by IAM bindings on the endpoint
gcloud projects get-iam-policy <project-id> \
--flatten="bindings[].members" \
--filter="bindings.role:aiplatform.user"
Skladištenje i artefakti
# Models and training jobs often store artifacts in GCS
# List buckets that might contain model artifacts
gsutil ls
# Common artifact locations:
# gs://<project>-aiplatform-<region>/
# gs://<project>-vertex-ai/
# gs://<custom-bucket>/vertex-ai/
# Download model artifacts if accessible
gsutil -m cp -r gs://<bucket>/path/to/artifacts ./artifacts/
# Check for notebooks in AI Platform Notebooks
gcloud notebooks instances list --location=<location>
gcloud notebooks instances describe <instance-name> --location=<location>
Model Garden
# List Model Garden endpoints
gcloud ai endpoints list --list-model-garden-endpoints-only --region=<region>
# Model Garden models are often deployed with default configurations
# Check for publicly accessible endpoints
Privilege Escalation
Na sledećoj stranici možete videti kako abuse Vertex AI permissions to escalate privileges:
Post Exploitation
GCP - Vertex AI Post Exploitation
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