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AWS eks documentation change

Service: eks · 2026-02-28 · Documentation low

File: eks/latest/userguide/cluster-iam-role.md

Summary

Updated EC2 instance ARN format in IAM policy example to use &region-arn; placeholder

Security assessment

Standardization of ARN format for documentation clarity without addressing security vulnerabilities.

Diff

diff --git a/eks/latest/userguide/cluster-iam-role.md b/eks/latest/userguide/cluster-iam-role.md
index b8ff0f904..26a87f5b2 100644
--- a//eks/latest/userguide/cluster-iam-role.md
+++ b//eks/latest/userguide/cluster-iam-role.md
@@ -29 +29 @@ Before you can create Amazon EKS clusters, you must create an IAM role with eith
-          "Resource": "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:instance/*",
+          "Resource": "&region-arn;ec2:*:*:instance/*",