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AWS eks documentation change

Service: eks · 2026-04-01 · Documentation low

File: eks/latest/userguide/bottlerocket-fips-amis.md

Summary

Updated FIPS 140-3 cryptographic module reference from 'AWS-LC Cryptographic Module' to 'Go Cryptographic Module'

Security assessment

This change updates the documentation of FIPS 140-3 validated cryptographic modules used in Bottlerocket AMIs. While FIPS compliance is a security feature, there is no evidence of a security vulnerability or incident being addressed. The change appears to be a technical correction or update to reflect current cryptographic implementations.

Diff

diff --git a/eks/latest/userguide/bottlerocket-fips-amis.md b/eks/latest/userguide/bottlerocket-fips-amis.md
index 626169e9c..1ce3d4622 100644
--- a//eks/latest/userguide/bottlerocket-fips-amis.md
+++ b//eks/latest/userguide/bottlerocket-fips-amis.md
@@ -15 +15 @@ The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) Publication 140-3 is a United
-These AMIs are preconfigured to use FIPS 140-3 validated cryptographic modules. This includes the Amazon Linux 2023 Kernel Crypto API Cryptographic Module and the AWS-LC Cryptographic Module.
+These AMIs are preconfigured to use FIPS 140-3 validated cryptographic modules. This includes the Amazon Linux 2023 Kernel Crypto API Cryptographic Module and the Go Cryptographic Module.