AWS msk documentation change

Service: msk · 2025-06-04 · Documentation low

File: msk/latest/developerguide/limits.md

Summary

Added configuration guidance for increasing TCP connection limits with availability warning

Security assessment

Change provides operational guidance for connection limits and warns about availability risks, but does not address security vulnerabilities or introduce security features.

Diff

diff --git a/msk/latest/developerguide/limits.md b/msk/latest/developerguide/limits.md
index 098c94ee6..c5abbc305 100644
--- a//msk/latest/developerguide/limits.md
+++ b//msk/latest/developerguide/limits.md
@@ -63 +63,6 @@ Maximum storage  | Unlimited |
-Maximum TCP connections per broker (IAM Access control) | 3000 |   
+Maximum TCP connections per broker (IAM Access control) | 3000 |  To increase the connection limit, adjust one of the following configuration properties using the Kafka AlterConfig API or the kafka-configs.sh tool:
+
+  * `listener.name.client_iam.max.connections`
+  * `listener.name.client_iam_public.max.connections`
+
+Setting these properties to a high value might result in cluster unavailability.