Amazon EKS now supports multiple external OIDC identity providers per cluster

Amazon EKS ยท 2026-08-24

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What This Means

For DevOps Teams

Update your Amazon EKS cluster configurations to associate up to 10 external OIDC identity providers, allowing for more granular and secure authentication for different user groups without the need for an intermediary identity broker.

For Platform Teams

Adopt the new capability to associate multiple OIDC identity providers with your EKS clusters, streamlining authentication processes and reducing operational toil by eliminating the need for a single consolidated identity provider.

For Executives

Evaluate integrating multiple external OIDC identity providers with your Amazon EKS clusters to enhance authentication flexibility and security, enabling different user populations to authenticate through their own providers without additional costs.

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