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Default installation of ack-ram-authenticator in ACK clusters running Kubernetes 1.33 or later

Affected Time

2025-05-30 10:00:00 - 2025-06-06 18:00:00 (UTC+08)

Change details

When you create an ACK managed cluster that runs Kubernetes 1.33 or later, the latest version of ack-ram-authenticator is installed in the cluster by default. After ack-ram-authenticator is installed, it becomes a system component and cannot be uninstalled.

Impacts

This change applies only to newly created ACK managed clusters that run Kubernetes 1.33 or later. ACK managed clusters include ACK managed Pro clusters and ACK managed Basic clusters.

For more information about the change, see Announcement on default installation of ack-ram-authenticator component for ACK managed clusters running Kubernetes 1.33 and later. If you have any questions about the change, submit a ticket to contact us.