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[EKS] [Feature Request]: Option to log all network flows to Cloudwatch without writing NetworkPolicies

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**Tell us about your request**
I would like to propose a flag within the advanced configuration options to capture all network traffic without a network policy. Add the ability for the node-agent to listen and log all network flows to cloudwatch.

**Which service(s) is this request for?**
EKS

**Tell us about the problem you're trying to solve. What are you trying to do, and why is it hard?**
This would allow a user to have full visibility into not just traffic that occurs on a VPC within AWS but also traffic that happens within a cluster and within a node of that cluster.

**Are you currently working around this issue?**
A workaround I have found for now is to apply a network policy that allows all traffic in all namesspaces. This way the node-agent logs all flows as enforcement events and logs them to cloudwatch.

```
Define an array of namespaces where you want to allow all traffic
namespaces=("default" "kube-system")
Loop through each namespace and apply the Network Policy
for ns in "${namespaces[@]}"; do
kubectl apply -f - <

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the EKS node-agent flow-logging behavior and its CloudWatch integration, then compare it with the NetworkPolicy workaround described here. Done should be a documented configuration option that captures cluster and node network flows without requiring allow-all policies, while preserving targeted policy use.

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Assessment

Tech stack
aws, kubernetes
Domain
cloud, networking, observability
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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