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# AWS::EKS::Cluster AccessConfig
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The access configuration for the cluster.

## Syntax
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To declare this entity in your CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

### JSON
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```
{
  "[AuthenticationMode](#cfn-eks-cluster-accessconfig-authenticationmode)" : String,
  "[BootstrapClusterCreatorAdminPermissions](#cfn-eks-cluster-accessconfig-bootstrapclustercreatoradminpermissions)" : Boolean
}
```

### YAML
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```
  [AuthenticationMode](#cfn-eks-cluster-accessconfig-authenticationmode): String
  [BootstrapClusterCreatorAdminPermissions](#cfn-eks-cluster-accessconfig-bootstrapclustercreatoradminpermissions): Boolean
```

## Properties
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`AuthenticationMode`  <a name="cfn-eks-cluster-accessconfig-authenticationmode"></a>
The desired authentication mode for the cluster. If you create a cluster by using the EKS API, AWS SDKs, or AWS CloudFormation, the default is `CONFIG_MAP`. If you create the cluster by using the AWS Management Console, the default value is `API_AND_CONFIG_MAP`.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Allowed values*: `CONFIG_MAP | API_AND_CONFIG_MAP | API`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`BootstrapClusterCreatorAdminPermissions`  <a name="cfn-eks-cluster-accessconfig-bootstrapclustercreatoradminpermissions"></a>
Specifies whether or not the cluster creator IAM principal was set as a cluster admin access entry during cluster creation time. The default value is `true`.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: Boolean  
*Update requires*: [Replacement](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-replacement)