AWS eks documentation change
Summary
Removed Kubernetes version restriction for Windows Server 2022 usage in node group creation instructions
Security assessment
This change expands supported configurations but does not reference security fixes or vulnerabilities. While newer OS versions may have inherent security benefits, the documentation update itself focuses on feature availability rather than security-specific content.
Diff
diff --git a/eks/latest/userguide/launch-windows-workers.md b/eks/latest/userguide/launch-windows-workers.md index 40c847dec..2b81d4e24 100644 --- a//eks/latest/userguide/launch-windows-workers.md +++ b//eks/latest/userguide/launch-windows-workers.md @@ -54 +54 @@ This procedure only works for clusters that were created with `eksctl`. -Create your node group with the following command. Replace `region-code` with the AWS Region that your cluster is in. Replace `my-cluster` with your cluster name. The name can contain only alphanumeric characters (case-sensitive) and hyphens. It must start with an alphanumeric character and can’t be longer than 100 characters. The name must be unique within the AWS Region and AWS account that you’re creating the cluster in. Replace `ng-windows` with a name for your node group. The node group name can’t be longer than 63 characters. It must start with letter or digit, but can also include hyphens and underscores for the remaining characters. For Kubernetes version `1.24` or later, you can replace `2019` with `2022` to use Windows Server 2022. Replace the rest of the `example values` with your own values. +Create your node group with the following command. Replace `region-code` with the AWS Region that your cluster is in. Replace `my-cluster` with your cluster name. The name can contain only alphanumeric characters (case-sensitive) and hyphens. It must start with an alphanumeric character and can’t be longer than 100 characters. The name must be unique within the AWS Region and AWS account that you’re creating the cluster in. Replace `ng-windows` with a name for your node group. The node group name can’t be longer than 63 characters. It must start with letter or digit, but can also include hyphens and underscores for the remaining characters. You can replace `2019` with `2022` to use Windows Server 2022. Replace the rest of the `example values` with your own values.