# Amazon EKS is replacing the deprecated aws-auth ConfigMap for IAM-to-cluster permission mapping

DevFeed: [Amazon EKS is replacing the deprecated aws-auth ConfigMap for IAM-to-cluster permission mapping](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/aws-deprecated-this-eks-auth-method-81-of-clusters-still-run-it-17631.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://thenewstack.io/kubernetes-fleet-security-management/>)

Author: Yannick Struyf

Published: 2026-08-19T18:59:54Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Kubernetes Overview, News and Trends | The New Stack](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/kubernetes-overview-news-and-trends-the-new-stack.md>)

Topics: [Amazon EKS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/amazon-eks.md>), [Kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kubernetes.md>), [AWS IAM](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/aws-iam.md>), [Access Control](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/access-control.md>), [Amazon Web Services](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/aws.md>), [Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud.md>), [migration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/migration.md>)

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## AI overview

The article examines security challenges in Kubernetes and cloud-native infrastructure, focusing on Amazon EKS's replacement of the deprecated aws-auth ConfigMap with an API-driven method for mapping IAM identities to cluster permissions. It also explains how Kubernetes security spans code, containers, clusters, and cloud infrastructure.

## Source excerpt

The migration to Kubernetes and cloud native infrastructure has been one of the defining IT trends of the past decade. The post AWS deprecated this EKS auth method. 81% of clusters still run it. appeared first on The New Stack.