Learn about critical security enhancements for Amazon EKS clusters in this 32-minute conference talk from DevOpsDays Tel Aviv. Discover two groundbreaking AWS features that streamline access management and strengthen security for Kubernetes workloads. Explore the EKS Cluster Access Management API, which enables direct permission granting through Amazon EKS APIs without relying on aws-auth ConfigMap, reducing misconfiguration risks. Master Amazon EKS Pod Identity functionality to efficiently map IAM roles to Kubernetes service accounts, enabling automated fine-grained permissions for pods and implementing least-privileged access principles for AWS services. Gain practical knowledge to enhance security protocols and improve manageability of Kubernetes workloads within Amazon EKS environments.