[EKS] [request]: Manage aws-auth ConfigMap in AWS Console

[lnalex]

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What do you want us to build?

Add a feature to allow customers to manage and configure the aws-auth ConfigMap for an EKS cluster directly from the AWS Management Console.

Which service(s) is this request for?
EKS

Tell us about the problem you're trying to solve. What are you trying to do, and why is it hard?
What outcome are you trying to achieve, ultimately, and why is it hard/impossible to do right now? What is the impact of not having this problem solved? The more details you can provide, the better we'll be able to understand and solve the problem.

Make it easier for customers to get started with EKS clusters from the AWS Console, particularly when using different roles for Console and CLI access. This would also make managing clusters from the AWS Console a more complete experience.

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How are you currently solving this problem?

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Additional context
Probably related to/requires implementation of the underlying API to manage aws-auth:
#185 (comment)

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[vennemp]

At the very least allow an option to add an additional iam principal to the system:masters group at cluster launch.

[siqusoft]

This is one of bottle neck for enterprises where single aws account managed by multiple teams with different responsibilities. As a developer, you may not assume automation execution roles for security reasons and it is very difficult to get access to the cluster you just created with out going through a lot of hustles or with out writing a lot of automation to accomplish this. it would be best handle by aws in native way.

[mikestef9]

This will be solved by #185

[siqusoft]

This will be solved by #185

Thanks @mikestef9! do we have any ETA?

[mikestef9]

Addressed with #185