Posted On: Nov 21, 2024
Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) now offers a direct integration between EKS add-ons and EKS Pod Identity, streamlining the lifecycle management process for critical cluster operational software that needs to interact with services outside the cluster. This feature is available in the Amazon Web Services China (Beijing) Region, operated by Sinnet, and the Amazon Web Services China (Ningxia) Region, operated by NWCD.
EKS add-ons that enable integration with underlying Amazon Web Services resources need IAM permissions to interact with different services. EKS Pod Identities simplify how Kubernetes applications obtain Amazon IAM permissions. With today’s launch, you can directly manage EKS Pod Identities using EKS add-ons operations through the EKS console, CLI, API, eksctl, and IAC tools like Amazon CloudFormation, simplifying usage of Pod Identities for EKS add-ons. This integration expands the selection of Pod Identity compatible EKS add-ons from Amazon Web Services and Amazon Web Services Marketplace available for installation through the EKS console during cluster creation.
To get started, see the EKS user guide.