AWS eks documentation change

Service: eks · 2026-05-01 · Documentation low

File: eks/latest/userguide/cluster-endpoint.md

Summary

Added documentation for connecting to private EKS clusters using AWS CloudShell.

Security assessment

Documents secure access method for private clusters using VPC-bound CloudShell, promoting security through network isolation without evidence of fixing a specific vulnerability.

Diff

diff --git a/eks/latest/userguide/cluster-endpoint.md b/eks/latest/userguide/cluster-endpoint.md
index b81591f23..2d6101894 100644
--- a//eks/latest/userguide/cluster-endpoint.md
+++ b//eks/latest/userguide/cluster-endpoint.md
@@ -161,0 +162,5 @@ When you configure `kubectl` for your AWS Cloud9 IDE, be sure to use AWS credent
+**AWS CloudShell**
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+Choose **Connect** on the cluster details page in the Amazon EKS console. For private clusters, CloudShell launches a VPC environment that can reach your cluster’s private API server endpoint. For more information, see [Connect kubectl to an EKS cluster by creating a kubeconfig file](./create-kubeconfig.html).
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