EKS Pod Identity vs IRSA | Securely Connect Kubernetes Pods to AWS Services

What is EKS Pod Identity? EKS Pod Identity simplifies the management of IAM permissions for applications on Amazon EKS clusters. In this video, Sai Vennam explains how this approach improves on IRSA (IAM Roles for Service Accounts) to securely connect your pods to AWS services. Learn more about EKS Pod Identity: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/containers/amazon-eks-pod-identity-a-new-way-for-applications-on-eks-to-obtain-iam-credentials/ Get hands-on with Pod Identity in EKS Workshop: https://www.eksworkshop.com/docs/security/amazon-eks-pod-identity/ Pod Identity Agent is now open-source: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2024/06/amazon-eks-open-sources-pod-identity-agent/ 0:00 Introduction 0:39 Roles and Cluster Roles 1:58 Service Accounts for Pods 2:40 EKS Pod Identity #AWS #EKS #Kubernetes