{"id":179990,"date":"2024-05-30T20:49:31","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T19:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/?p=179990"},"modified":"2024-02-25T21:09:50","modified_gmt":"2024-02-25T20:09:50","slug":"amazon-eks-cluster-what-is-it-whats-it-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/amazon-eks-cluster-what-is-it-whats-it-for","title":{"rendered":"Amazon EKS Cluster: What is it? What&#8217;s it for?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"179990\" class=\"elementor elementor-179990\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8bb1f1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"f8bb1f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f45f49c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f45f49c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) is a service offered by AWS that enables you to deploy, manage and scale containerized applications using Kubernetes technology, the powerful and widely adopted open-source container orchestrator.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51b246b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"51b246b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c874b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c874b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Defining a Kubernetes cluster<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6353f78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6353f78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Before going into more detail on how <strong>Amazon EKS works,<\/strong> let&#8217;s take a look at what a Kubernetes cluster is. It&#8217;s a container management infrastructure that brings together a set of virtual or physical machines (called nodes) to run and orchestrate containerized applications.<a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/why-kubernetes-has-become-an-indispensable-tool-in-data-science\"> Kubernetes (often abbreviated K8S)<\/a> provides a powerful and robust framework for deploying, scaling and managing containers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63c7ab0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"63c7ab0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b7cc70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b7cc70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Anatomy of an EKS cluster<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad3e495 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad3e495\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An <strong>Amazon EKS cluster<\/strong> is made up of several interconnected elements that work together to run, manage and orchestrate your containerized applications. Understanding the architecture of an EKS cluster is essential to ensure its effective use and management.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da58990 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"da58990\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48808c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48808c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The essential components of an EKS cluster<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-831d1fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"831d1fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The table below shows the various components of an EKS cluster.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be4bd2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"be4bd2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n.tg  {border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0;}\r\n.tg td{border-color:black;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;\r\n  overflow:hidden;padding:10px 5px;word-break:normal;}\r\n.tg th{border-color:black;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;\r\n  font-weight:normal;overflow:hidden;padding:10px 5px;word-break:normal;}\r\n.tg .tg-joig{background-color:#F3F3F3;border-color:inherit;font-family:\"Trebuchet MS\", Helvetica, sans-serif !important;\r\n  font-weight:bold;text-align:left;vertical-align:top}\r\n.tg .tg-9fff{background-color:#c0c0c0;border-color:inherit;font-family:\"Trebuchet MS\", Helvetica, sans-serif !important;\r\n  text-align:center;vertical-align:top}\r\n.tg .tg-b8mh{background-color:#F3F3F3;border-color:inherit;font-family:\"Trebuchet MS\", Helvetica, sans-serif !important;\r\n  text-align:left;vertical-align:top}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<table class=\"tg\" style=\"undefined;table-layout: fixed; width: 800px\">\r\n<colgroup>\r\n<col style=\"width: 60px\">\r\n<col style=\"width: 250px\">\r\n<col style=\"width: 490px\">\r\n<\/colgroup>\r\n<thead>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <th class=\"tg-9fff\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image9-1.png\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><\/th>\r\n    <th class=\"tg-joig\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000;background-color:transparent\">Worker Nodes<\/span><\/th>\r\n    <th class=\"tg-b8mh\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000;background-color:transparent\">These are the machines where containers run. They are EC2 instances launched in the EKS cluster. Worker nodes are managed by the EKS control plane service and can be fully managed as needed (start or stop, as well as scaling).<\/span><\/th>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-9fff\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image3-2.png\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><\/td>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-joig\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000;background-color:transparent\">Control Plane<\/span><\/td>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-b8mh\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000;background-color:transparent\">This is the central part of the architecture of an EKS cluster. It manages the entire system, including pod scheduling, workload distribution, update management, and cluster state monitoring. Managed entirely by AWS, you don't have to worry about it directly.<\/span><\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-9fff\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image14-1.png\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><\/td>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-joig\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000;background-color:transparent\">API Server<\/span><\/td>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-b8mh\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000;background-color:transparent\">The API server is an essential component of the Control Plane. It exposes the programming interface that allows users or tools to communicate with the EKS cluster.<\/span><\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-9fff\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image11-1.png\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><\/td>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-joig\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000;background-color:transparent\">Load Balancing<\/span><\/td>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-b8mh\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000;background-color:transparent\">EKS clusters integrate load balancing services, such as ELB or NLB. These services intelligently distribute traffic between nodes running containers.<\/span><\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-9fff\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image12-1.png\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><\/td>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-joig\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000;background-color:transparent\">Amazon VPC (Virtual Private Cloud)<\/span><\/td>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-b8mh\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000;background-color:transparent\">Amazon VPC is an AWS virtual network service that isolates and secures resources in an EKS cluster. Each EKS cluster is associated with one or more subnets, providing network isolation and logical segmentation for cluster resources.<\/span><\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-9fff\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image6-2.png\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><\/td>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-joig\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000;background-color:transparent\">IAM (Identity and Access Management)<\/span><\/td>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-b8mh\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;color:#000;background-color:transparent\">IAM is the AWS identity management service. It allows for granular permissions management on roles and user permissions, restricting access to sensitive cluster resources.<\/span><\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4aaafb elementor-align-center button-principale elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e4aaafb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/aws-training\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Understanding the composition of an EKS cluster<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff647ce e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"ff647ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3a10d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3a10d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EKS cluster architecture<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4b160a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4b160a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Now that we&#8217;ve defined the fundamental elements of an <strong>EKS cluster,<\/strong> let&#8217;s see how it&#8217;s all organized.<\/p><p>The diagram below illustrates the interconnections between the various elements:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09595ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"09595ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image4-1.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c540ce7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c540ce7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">The first step is to provision your <strong>EKS cluster.<\/strong> The master node will be deployed automatically by EKS. This node will therefore contain the appropriate control center to enable you to manage your resources.<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">The next step is to deploy your worker nodes. These are nothing more or less than <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/aws-ec2-how-to-use-amazons-tool\">a group of EC2 instances.<\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">To properly deploy your workloads in your work nodes, you&#8217;ll need to connect them to EKS.<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">To do this, you&#8217;ll mainly be using Kubectl (CLI), a widely-used tool for creating and deploying your workloads.<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Now your containerized applications deployed in your clusters are up and running, ready to be run inside the cluster or exposed to the outside world.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cf7010 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4cf7010\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image1-2.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1df60f9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"1df60f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae89412 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae89412\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do you secure EKS clusters?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2bb889 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2bb889\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every<strong> EKS <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/amazon-emr-a-cluster-management-tool-managed-by-aws\">cluster<\/a><\/strong> needs to be secure, to protect applications and data from potential threats. Amazon EKS offers a range of tools and best practices to <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/amazon-emr-a-cluster-management-tool-managed-by-aws\">help you protect your clusters.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-619ffaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"619ffaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n.tg  {border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0;}\r\n.tg td{border-color:black;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;\r\n  overflow:hidden;padding:10px 5px;word-break:normal;}\r\n.tg th{border-color:black;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;\r\n  font-weight:normal;overflow:hidden;padding:10px 5px;word-break:normal;}\r\n.tg .tg-9fff{background-color:#c0c0c0;border-color:inherit;font-family:\"Trebuchet MS\", Helvetica, sans-serif !important;\r\n  text-align:center;vertical-align:top}\r\n.tg .tg-15qk{background-color:#efefef;border-color:inherit;font-family:\"Trebuchet MS\", Helvetica, sans-serif !important;\r\n  font-weight:bold;text-align:left;vertical-align:top}\r\n.tg .tg-9lmj{background-color:#efefef;border-color:inherit;font-family:\"Trebuchet MS\", Helvetica, sans-serif !important;\r\n  text-align:left;vertical-align:top}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<table class=\"tg\" style=\"undefined;table-layout: fixed; width: 800px\">\r\n<colgroup>\r\n<col style=\"width: 60px\">\r\n<col style=\"width: 250px\">\r\n<col style=\"width: 490px\">\r\n<\/colgroup>\r\n<thead>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <th class=\"tg-9fff\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image8-1.png\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><\/th>\r\n    <th class=\"tg-15qk\">Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)<\/th>\r\n    <th class=\"tg-9lmj\">EKS uses Kubernetes' RBAC to manage user and application permissions. With RBAC, you can define roles, groups, and authentication bindings to control access to EKS cluster resources.<\/th>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-9fff\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image10-1.png\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><\/td>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-15qk\">Network Access Control (NAC) Policies<\/td>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-9lmj\">EKS NAC allows control over network communications between pods, services, and worker nodes in a cluster. You can define fine-grained security rules based on IP addresses, ports, and protocols to restrict data flows and prevent unauthorized access.<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-9fff\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image13-1.png\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><\/td>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-15qk\">Data Encryption<\/td>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-9lmj\">EKS supports data encryption. 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