IRSA vs. EC2 IAM:Usage Scenarios and Permission Management Practices
March 25, 2025 · 724 words · 4 min
In AWS environments, assigning permissions to workloads is critical for security and functionality. For applications running on EC2 or EKS, two common approaches are EC2 IAM Instance Roles and IRSA (IAM Roles for Service Accounts). This article explains what they are, their differences, usage scenarios with code examples, and common issues with solutions, helping the team choose the right authentication method and avoid permission confusion.