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AWS eks: Add pod identity policy permission

Service: eks · 2026-07-29 · Documentation high

File: eks/latest/userguide/security-iam-awsmanpol.md · Type: iam

Summary

Updated service role policy to allow managing AmazonEKSPodIdentityPolicy for access entries.

Security assessment

Enables secure management of pod identity credentials through IAM policy updates.

Evidence

+Added `AmazonEKSPodIdentityPolicy` to the list of access policies that the service-linked role can associate and dissociate from cluster access entries.

Diff

diff --git a/eks/latest/userguide/security-iam-awsmanpol.md b/eks/latest/userguide/security-iam-awsmanpol.md
index ccea528b3..978c41127 100644
--- a//eks/latest/userguide/security-iam-awsmanpol.md
+++ b//eks/latest/userguide/security-iam-awsmanpol.md
@@ -541,0 +542 @@ Change | Description | Date
+Added permission to AmazonEKSServiceRolePolicy. |  Added `AmazonEKSPodIdentityPolicy` to the list of access policies that the service-linked role can associate and dissociate from cluster access entries. With this addition, Amazon EKS can manage pod identity credentials for workloads running on EKS clusters. |  June 26, 2026