{
  "id": 2002217,
  "title": "AWS deprecated this EKS auth method. 81% of clusters still run it.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/aws-deprecated-this-eks-auth-method-81-of-clusters-still-run-it",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-19T18:59:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The New Stack",
    "slug": "the-new-stack",
    "url": "https://thenewstack.io/kubernetes-fleet-security-management/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Amazon Web Services (AWS) has deprecated the legacy aws-auth ConfigMap for managing access control in Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service) clusters. This change contrasts with AWS's security guidance, as a 2025 Kubernetes Security Report reveals that 81% of EKS clusters are still utilizing the older method. The persistence of the legacy method, contrary to AWS recommendations, underscores the security risks associated with manual, hard-to-audit configurations. The importance of robust infrastructure spanning every container and node cannot be overstated, as underestimating the complexity can introduce significant vulnerabilities into cloud-native environments.",
  "summary": "The migration to Kubernetes and cloud native infrastructure has been one of the defining IT trends of the past decade. The post AWS deprecated this EKS auth method. 81% of clusters still run it. appeared first on The New Stack .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}