Maxime Coquerel 10/15/2025

Restricting Pod Access to Azure IMDS (Preview)

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This article details a new Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) preview feature that restricts pod access to the Azure Instance Metadata Service (IMDS) to improve security. It explains the risks of default IMDS access, how the restriction works via iptables rules, current limitations for add-ons and Windows nodes, and provides steps to enable or disable the feature using Azure CLI.

Restricting Pod Access to Azure IMDS (Preview)

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