Essential Policies for Administering an AWS EKS Cluster
So, what policies does my role need to create an AWS EKS cluster and be the admin?
AmazonEKSClusterPolicy: This policy grants permissions to create and manage EKS clusters. It includes actions like eks:CreateCluster, eks:DescribeCluster, eks:UpdateClusterConfig, eks:DeleteCluster, etc.
AmazonEKSServicePolicy: This policy allows the necessary permissions for the EKS service to manage resources on your behalf. It includes actions like eks:DescribeUpdates, eks:ListClusters, eks:ListUpdates, etc.
AmazonEKSServiceRolePolicy: This policy is attached to the IAM role assumed by the EKS service.