Amazon EKS OIDC provider cap of 10, gated at Kubernetes 1.32, with a 12 KB combined configuration ceiling

cloud · Aug 25, 2026 · 13 min read

EKS raised the OIDC provider cap to 10 on 24 August 2026, but only above Kubernetes 1.32

AWS announced 10 external OIDC identity providers per EKS cluster on 24 August 2026 at no extra charge. The user guide adds a Kubernetes 1.32 floor and a 12 KB ceiling the announcement never mentions.

Manu Shukla

#Amazon EKS #Kubernetes #oidc

Sealed package with a glowing padlock moves along a conveyor past a cracked block leaking red light

Engineering · Jul 17, 2026 · 20 min read

84 malicious npm versions in 6 minutes: the 2026 TanStack trusted-publishing breach and the CI config that stops it

TanStack's release pipeline authenticated 84 malicious npm versions in six minutes using a valid OIDC token. No token was stolen. Here is the chain, and the controls that close it as of July 2026.

Manu Shukla

#npm #github-actions #supply chain security