Identity Provider Creation
Creating Identity Provider for EKS Cluster
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Creating Identity Provider for EKS Cluster
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Objective: Creating an identity provider for an Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) cluster. The identity provider is necessary for authenticating users and granting them access to the EKS cluster.
Access to the AWS Management Console
A deployed EKS cluster
OIDC Url: [Enter the OIDC URL obtained from the EKS stack output]
Gathered information from the Cloudformation EKS stack outputs:
OIDC Audience Name: [Enter the OIDC Audience Name obtained from the EKS stack output]
Below is a video guide for the following instructions:
Step 1: Sign in to the AWS Management Console
Open a web browser and navigate to the AWS Management Console (https://console.aws.amazon.com).
Enter your login credentials to access your AWS account.
Step 2: Navigate to the IAM (Identity and Access Management) service.
Once logged in, search for "IAM" in the AWS Management Console search bar.
Click on the "IAM" service from the search results to open the IAM dashboard.
Step 3: Creating an Identity Provider
In the IAM dashboard, click on "Identity providers" in the left-hand navigation pane under Access management
Step 4: Add an Identity provider
Click on the "Add provider" button.
On the "Add provider" page, select "OpenID Connect" as the provider type.
Step 5: Enter the following details:
Provider URL: (e.g., "https://oidc.eks.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/id/292194D91A482781SDED2235S").
Note: You may see different provider URL on your EKS stack output so, please use that one only the above-given Provider URL is just for reference.
Audience: [sts.amazonaws.com]
Step 6: Collect the Fingerprint
Click on the “Get Thumbprint”.
Now Click on the "Add Provider" button.
Step 7: Validation
If everything appears correct, You will see your Identity provider in the home page.
You are now ready to proceed to the next step, which involves running a script in the AWS Cloud Shell. The .envfile will be used in the script to configure the deployment.
Note: Ensure that you keep the .env file secure and do not share it with unauthorized individuals. It contains sensitive information related to your EKS cluster.
Now proceed to Stage 3: Running the Script in AWS Cloud Shell.