AWS eks medium security documentation change
Summary
Updated Kubernetes version support timelines, added RSS feed subscription information, revised beta API policy documentation, and removed specific version constraints from extended support details
Security assessment
The removal of the note about Windows AMIs lacking extended support for Kubernetes 1.23 implies these AMIs now receive extended support (including security patches). This documentation update addresses potential security gaps by clarifying ongoing security maintenance for previously excluded components.
Diff
diff --git a/eks/latest/userguide/kubernetes-versions.md b/eks/latest/userguide/kubernetes-versions.md index 07fb16913..5c2a7b55c 100644 --- a//eks/latest/userguide/kubernetes-versions.md +++ b//eks/latest/userguide/kubernetes-versions.md @@ -48,2 +47,0 @@ The following Kubernetes versions are currently available in Amazon EKS extended - * `1.25` - @@ -62,0 +61,5 @@ Dates with only a month and a year are approximate and are updated with an exact +To receive notifications of all source file changes to this specific documentation page, you can subscribe to the following URL with an RSS reader: + + + https://github.com/awsdocs/amazon-eks-user-guide/commits/mainline/latest/ug/clusters/kubernetes-versions.adoc.atom + @@ -73 +75,0 @@ Kubernetes version | Upstream release | Amazon EKS release | End of standard sup -`1.25` | August 23, 2022 | February 22, 2023 | May 1, 2024 | May 1, 2025 @@ -153 +155 @@ Yes. If any clusters in your account are running the version nearing the end of -Amazon EKS supports all generally available (GA) features of the Kubernetes API. Starting with Kubernetes version `1.24`, new beta APIs aren’t enabled in clusters by default. However, previously existing beta APIs and new versions of existing beta APIs continue to be enabled by default. Alpha features aren’t supported. +Amazon EKS supports all generally available (GA) features of the Kubernetes API. New beta APIs aren’t enabled in clusters by default. However, previously existing beta APIs and new versions of existing beta APIs continue to be enabled by default. Alpha features aren’t supported. @@ -196 +198 @@ You will need to enable extended support (see [Add flexibility to plan Kubernete -Extended support is available for Kubernetes versions `1.23` and higher. You can run clusters on any version for up to 12 months after the end of standard support for that version. This means that each version will be supported for 26 months in Amazon EKS (14 months of standard support plus 12 months of extended support). +You can run clusters on any version for up to 12 months after the end of standard support for that version. This means that each version will be supported for 26 months in Amazon EKS (14 months of standard support plus 12 months of extended support). @@ -230,4 +231,0 @@ Amazon EKS clusters in Extended Support receive ongoing security patches for the -###### Note - -Extended Support for Amazon EKS optimized Windows AMIs that are published by AWS isn’t available for Kubernetes version `1.23` but is available for Kubernetes version `1.24` and higher. -