AWS whitepapers documentation change

Service: whitepapers · 2026-05-04 · Documentation low

File: whitepapers/latest/security-overview-amazon-eks-auto-mode/amazon-eks-control-plane.md

Summary

Updated image alt text to provide a more detailed description of the EKS control plane architecture.

Security assessment

The change only updates descriptive text for an architecture diagram without addressing vulnerabilities, weaknesses, or security incidents. No security implications identified.

Diff

diff --git a/whitepapers/latest/security-overview-amazon-eks-auto-mode/amazon-eks-control-plane.md b/whitepapers/latest/security-overview-amazon-eks-auto-mode/amazon-eks-control-plane.md
index 7d6e8b40d..716477128 100644
--- a//whitepapers/latest/security-overview-amazon-eks-auto-mode/amazon-eks-control-plane.md
+++ b//whitepapers/latest/security-overview-amazon-eks-auto-mode/amazon-eks-control-plane.md
@@ -13 +13 @@ The Kubernetes control plane managed by Amazon EKS runs inside an EKS-managed VP
-![](/images/whitepapers/latest/security-overview-amazon-eks-auto-mode/images/image4.png)
+![EKS control plane architecture with API servers and etcd across three Availability Zones.](/images/whitepapers/latest/security-overview-amazon-eks-auto-mode/images/image4.png)