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Secure AWS Access for Self-Managed Kubernetes: Implementing IRSA Without EKS

Kamran Biglari
Kubernetes , AWS , Terraform , Security
15 Feb, 2026

If you're running self-managed Kubernetes clusters (like Talos, kubeadm, k3s, or RKE2) on AWS, you've likely faced a critical security challenge: **How do you give your pods secure access to AWS servi