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ServiceAccounts

Provide pod-level identities for Kubernetes API access using ServiceAccounts and projected tokens.

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This lesson covers ServiceAccounts:

  • ServiceAccount: an identity for processes running in a Pod
  • Default ServiceAccount per namespace
  • Disabling auto-mount: automountServiceAccountToken: false
  • Projected service account tokens (bound tokens with expiry)
  • ServiceAccount RBAC: binding roles to service accounts
  • Workload Identity: GKE, EKS, AKS cloud provider integration
  • IRSA (IAM Roles for Service Accounts) on EKS

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