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AWS eks documentation change

Service: eks · 2025-08-16 · Documentation low

File: eks/latest/userguide/pod-id-agent-setup.md

Summary

Added documentation about EKS Pod Identity Agent being pre-installed on Auto Mode clusters

Security assessment

This update provides information about security-related infrastructure (Pod Identity Agent) but does not address any specific security vulnerability. It enhances documentation of existing security features rather than responding to a security issue.

Diff

diff --git a/eks/latest/userguide/pod-id-agent-setup.md b/eks/latest/userguide/pod-id-agent-setup.md
index ca31b1e12..80784522c 100644
--- a//eks/latest/userguide/pod-id-agent-setup.md
+++ b//eks/latest/userguide/pod-id-agent-setup.md
@@ -22,0 +23,2 @@ You do not need to install the EKS Pod Identity Agent on EKS Auto Mode Clusters.
+  * By default, the EKS Pod Identity Agent is pre-installed on EKS Auto Mode clusters. To learn more, see [Automate cluster infrastructure with EKS Auto Mode](./automode.html).
+