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AWS::EKS::AccessEntry

EKS AccessEntry

An object representing an Amazon EKS AccessEntry.

Properties

7 configurable properties. 2 required. Click a row to see details.

Filter:
PropertyTypeFlags
ClusterName
string
RequiredCreate-only
PrincipalArn
string
RequiredCreate-only
AccessPolicies
Array<AccessPolicy>
KubernetesGroups
Array<string>
Tags
Array<Tag>
Type
string
Create-only
Username
string

Return Values

Values returned after the resource is created. Access these with Fn::GetAtt.

AttributeTypeDescription
AccessEntryArnstringThe ARN of the access entry.

Sample CloudFormation Template

A minimal template with required properties and common optional ones.

template.yaml
AWSTemplateFormatVersion: "2010-09-09"
Description: Sample template for AWS::EKS::AccessEntry

Resources:
  MyResource:
    Type: AWS::EKS::AccessEntry
    Properties:
      PrincipalArn: "arn:aws:service:region:account:resource"
      ClusterName: "my-clustername"
      Tags:
        - Key: Environment
          Value: Production

Required IAM Permissions

Permissions CloudFormation needs in your IAM role to manage this resource.

create

eks:CreateAccessEntryeks:DescribeAccessEntryeks:AssociateAccessPolicyeks:TagResourceeks:ListAssociatedAccessPolicies

read

eks:DescribeAccessEntryeks:ListAssociatedAccessPolicies

update

eks:DescribeAccessEntryeks:ListAssociatedAccessPolicieseks:UpdateAccessEntryeks:AssociateAccessPolicyeks:DisassociateAccessPolicyeks:TagResourceeks:UntagResource

delete

eks:DeleteAccessEntryeks:DescribeAccessEntry

list

eks:ListAccessEntries

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Quick Facts

ServiceEKS
Properties8
Required2
TaggingSupported
Primary IDPrincipalArn

Supported Operations

CreateReadUpdateDeleteList

Immutable After Creation

These properties cannot be changed after the resource is created. Updating them triggers a replacement.

PrincipalArnClusterNameType

Related Resources

External Links