[EKS] [request]: Cedar for Kubernetes in Amazon EKS
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**Tell us about your request**
Integrate [Cedar access controls for Kubernetes](https://github.com/awslabs/cedar-access-control-for-k8s/) into Amazon EKS
**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?**
Kubernetes RBAC has well-known limitations in being allow-only (no denials), no conditions, and no attribute-based controls.
**Are you currently working around this issue?**
Many customers use Open Policy Agent/Gatekeeper, Kyverno, or K8s Validating Admission Policies to restrict permissions
**Additional context**
AWS open sourced [Cedar access controls for Kubernetes](https://github.com/awslabs/cedar-access-control-for-k8s/) ([blog post](https://www.cedarpolicy.com/blog/cedar-for-kubernetes)) in October 2024, but as authorization webhooks are not customer configurable in EKS (aws/containers-roadmap#1932), AWS would have to integrate Cedar into EKS for customers to use it.
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Research direction
Read the Cedar for Kubernetes project and its linked blog post first, then review aws/containers-roadmap#1932 about customer-configurable authorization webhooks in EKS. The request is complete when Cedar access controls are integrated into Amazon EKS so customers can use them.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- aws, kubernetes
- Domain
- authorization, cloud, security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100