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AWS eks documentation change

Service: eks · 2026-01-16 · Documentation low

File: eks/latest/userguide/view-kubernetes-resources.md

Summary

Replaced hardcoded 'arn:aws:' prefixes with '<shared id="region.arn"/>' placeholder in IAM ARN examples throughout the document

Security assessment

The change replaces static ARN strings with a placeholder for documentation consistency. There's no evidence of addressing security vulnerabilities or introducing security features. This is a routine documentation formatting update.

Diff

diff --git a/eks/latest/userguide/view-kubernetes-resources.md b/eks/latest/userguide/view-kubernetes-resources.md
index a72d713b3..119e054b7 100644
--- a//eks/latest/userguide/view-kubernetes-resources.md
+++ b//eks/latest/userguide/view-kubernetes-resources.md
@@ -128 +128 @@ An example output is as follows.
-    arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/eksctl-my-cluster-my-nodegroup-NodeInstanceRole-1XLS7754U3ZPA    system:node:{{EC2PrivateDNSName}}       system:bootstrappers,system:nodes
+    <shared id="region.arn"/>iam::111122223333:role/eksctl-my-cluster-my-nodegroup-NodeInstanceRole-1XLS7754U3ZPA    system:node:{{EC2PrivateDNSName}}       system:bootstrappers,system:nodes
@@ -135 +135 @@ An example output is as follows.
-        --arn arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/my-console-viewer-role \
+        --arn <shared id="region.arn"/>iam::111122223333:role/my-console-viewer-role \
@@ -146 +146 @@ An example output is as follows.
-    2022-05-09 14:51:20 [ℹ]  adding identity "arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/my-console-viewer-role" to auth ConfigMap
+    2022-05-09 14:51:20 [ℹ]  adding identity "<shared id="region.arn"/>iam::111122223333:role/my-console-viewer-role" to auth ConfigMap
@@ -153 +153 @@ An example output is as follows.
-        --arn arn:aws:iam::111122223333:user/my-user \
+        --arn <shared id="region.arn"/>iam::111122223333:user/my-user \
@@ -160 +160 @@ An example output is as follows.
-    2022-05-09 14:53:48 [ℹ]  adding identity "arn:aws:iam::111122223333:user/my-user" to auth ConfigMap
+    2022-05-09 14:53:48 [ℹ]  adding identity "<shared id="region.arn"/>iam::111122223333:user/my-user" to auth ConfigMap
@@ -169,3 +169,3 @@ An example output is as follows.
-    arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/eksctl-my-cluster-my-nodegroup-NodeInstanceRole-1XLS7754U3ZPA    system:node:{{EC2PrivateDNSName}}       system:bootstrappers,system:nodes
-    arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/my-console-viewer-role                                                                                   eks-console-dashboard-full-access-group
-    arn:aws:iam::111122223333:user/my-user                                                                                                  eks-console-dashboard-restricted-access-group
+    <shared id="region.arn"/>iam::111122223333:role/eksctl-my-cluster-my-nodegroup-NodeInstanceRole-1XLS7754U3ZPA    system:node:{{EC2PrivateDNSName}}       system:bootstrappers,system:nodes
+    <shared id="region.arn"/>iam::111122223333:role/my-console-viewer-role                                                                                   eks-console-dashboard-full-access-group
+    <shared id="region.arn"/>iam::111122223333:user/my-user                                                                                                  eks-console-dashboard-restricted-access-group
@@ -197 +197 @@ These examples assume that you attached the IAM permissions in the first step to
-            rolearn: arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/my-console-viewer-role
+            rolearn: <shared id="region.arn"/>iam::111122223333:role/my-console-viewer-role
@@ -202 +202 @@ These examples assume that you attached the IAM permissions in the first step to
-            userarn: arn:aws:iam::111122223333:user/my-user
+            userarn: <shared id="region.arn"/>iam::111122223333:user/my-user