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AWS eks documentation change

Service: eks · 2026-04-16 · Documentation medium

File: eks/latest/userguide/doc-history.md

Summary

Added markdown version link and documented AWS managed policy updates for EKS LoadBalancingPolicy

Security assessment

The change documents IAM policy updates including shield:CreateProtection/DeleteProtection and elasticloadbalancing permissions. These are security feature enhancements (DDoS protection via Shield and network security controls) but there's no evidence they address a specific security vulnerability or incident.

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+[View a markdown version of this page](doc-history.md)
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@@ -17,0 +20 @@ Change| Description| Date
+[AWS managed policy updates](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eks/latest/userguide/security-iam-awsmanpol.html)| Updated `shield:CreateProtection` and `shield:DeleteProtection` permission in `AmazonEKSLoadBalancingPolicy`. This allows Amazon EKS Auto Mode Controller to add shield protection.| April 14, 2026  
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+[AWS managed policy updates](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eks/latest/userguide/security-iam-awsmanpol.html)| Added `elasticloadbalancing:ModifyIpPools` and updated `elasticloadbalancing:RegisterTargets` permission in `AmazonEKSLoadBalancingPolicy`. This allows Amazon EKS Auto Mode Controller to support setting IPAM pool for ALB and support multi-cluster and custom targetgroupbindings respectively| March 20, 2026