AWS Batch now supports Amazon EKS access entry authentication
AWS Batch now integrates with Amazon EKS access entry authentication for its compute environments. This change simplifies cluster setup and authentication lifecycle management by providing an API-driven way for IAM principals to access Kubernetes clusters, complementing the existing `aws-auth` ConfigMap. Users can enable this feature via the `CreateComputeEnvironment` or `UpdateComputeEnvironment` APIs. This capability is now generally available across all AWS Regions where AWS Batch operates.
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- EKS access entry authentication for AWS Batch compute environments
AWS Batch now supports Amazon EKS access entry authentication for compute environments, streamlining the process of granting IAM principals access to Kubernetes clusters. This method simplifies authentication lifecycle management, creating one access entry per cluster and associating the AWSBatchClusterPolicy with it. Users can enable this through AWS Batch's `CreateComputeEnvironment` or `UpdateComputeEnvironment` APIs by setting `accessEntry.desiredState` to `ENABLED`.
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/10/aws-batch-access-entries/
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