AWS eks documentation change
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.