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AWS eks documentation change

Service: eks · 2026-01-25 · Documentation low

File: eks/latest/userguide/auth-configmap.md

Summary

Fixed ARN syntax in AWS IAM role/user examples and ConfigMap configuration samples

Security assessment

Replaces invalid ARN placeholders with proper IAM ARN formats across command examples and YAML snippets. While correct ARNs are essential for functional RBAC, the change doesn't mitigate a specific security vulnerability or document new security features. It prevents misconfiguration but isn't a security patch.

Diff

diff --git a/eks/latest/userguide/auth-configmap.md b/eks/latest/userguide/auth-configmap.md
index 6716d4815..cdbfdd569 100644
--- a//eks/latest/userguide/auth-configmap.md
+++ b//eks/latest/userguide/auth-configmap.md
@@ -60 +60 @@ An example output is as follows.
-      rolearn: <shared id="region.arn"/>iam::111122223333:role/my-node-role
+      rolearn: arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/my-node-role
@@ -160 +160 @@ An example output is as follows.
-    <shared id="region.arn"/>iam::111122223333:role/eksctl-my-cluster-my-nodegroup-NodeInstanceRole-1XLS7754U3ZPA    system:node:{{EC2PrivateDNSName}}       system:bootstrappers,system:nodes
+    arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/eksctl-my-cluster-my-nodegroup-NodeInstanceRole-1XLS7754U3ZPA    system:node:{{EC2PrivateDNSName}}       system:bootstrappers,system:nodes
@@ -165 +165 @@ An example output is as follows.
-        --arn <shared id="region.arn"/>iam::111122223333:role/my-role --username admin --group eks-console-dashboard-full-access-group \
+        --arn arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/my-role --username admin --group eks-console-dashboard-full-access-group \
@@ -180 +180 @@ An example output is as follows.
-        --arn <shared id="region.arn"/>iam::111122223333:user/my-user --username my-user --group eks-console-dashboard-restricted-access-group \
+        --arn arn:aws:iam::111122223333:user/my-user --username my-user --group eks-console-dashboard-restricted-access-group \
@@ -186 +186 @@ An example output is as follows.
-    2022-05-09 14:53:48 [ℹ]  adding identity "<shared id="region.arn"/>iam::111122223333:user/my-user" to auth ConfigMap
+    2022-05-09 14:53:48 [ℹ]  adding identity "arn:aws:iam::111122223333:user/my-user" to auth ConfigMap
@@ -195,3 +195,3 @@ An example output is as follows.
-    <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/admin                                                            my-role                                 eks-console-dashboard-full-access-group
-    <shared id="region.arn"/>iam::111122223333:user/my-user                                                          my-user                                 eks-console-dashboard-restricted-access-group
+    arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/eksctl-my-cluster-my-nodegroup-NodeInstanceRole-1XLS7754U3ZPA    system:node:{{EC2PrivateDNSName}}       system:bootstrappers,system:nodes
+    arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/admin                                                            my-role                                 eks-console-dashboard-full-access-group
+    arn:aws:iam::111122223333:user/my-user                                                          my-user                                 eks-console-dashboard-restricted-access-group
@@ -248 +248 @@ Add or remove lines as necessary and replace all example values with your own va
-              rolearn: <shared id="region.arn"/>iam::111122223333:role/my-role
+              rolearn: arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/my-role
@@ -252 +252 @@ Add or remove lines as necessary and replace all example values with your own va
-              rolearn: <shared id="region.arn"/>iam::111122223333:role/my-console-viewer-role
+              rolearn: arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/my-console-viewer-role
@@ -257 +257 @@ Add or remove lines as necessary and replace all example values with your own va
-              userarn: <shared id="region.arn"/>iam::111122223333:user/admin
+              userarn: arn:aws:iam::111122223333:user/admin
@@ -261 +261 @@ Add or remove lines as necessary and replace all example values with your own va
-              userarn: <shared id="region.arn"/>iam::444455556666:user/my-user
+              userarn: arn:aws:iam::444455556666:user/my-user