- Improved PVC Protection Controller's scalability by batch-processing PVCs by namespace with lazy live pod listing. ([#125372](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/125372), [@hungnguyen243](https://github.com/hungnguyen243)) [SIG Apps, Node, Storage and Testing]

* PVC Protection alpha feature was renamed to Storage Protection. The Storage Protection feature is beta. ([#59052](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/59052), [@pospispa](https://github.com/pospispa))

  Migrated the `PersistentVolumeClaim` protection controller (within `kube-controller-manager`) to use [contextual logging](https://k8s.io/docs/concepts/cluster-administration/system-logs/#contextual-logging).

### Apps

- Support Service Topology ([#72046](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/72046), [@m1093782566](https://github.com/m1093782566))

properties

// property : Digital Property Infrastructure Limited
// https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/property.html
property

// protection : XYZ.COM LLC
// https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/protection.html
protection

// pru : Prudential Financial, Inc.
// https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/pru.html
pru

// prudential : Prudential Financial, Inc.

- Set `PodMaxUnschedulableQDuration` as 5 min. ([#108761](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/108761), [@denkensk](https://github.com/denkensk))
- Support in-tree PV deletion protection finalizer. ([#108400](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/108400), [@deepakkinni](https://github.com/deepakkinni))

- kube-apiserver: the `StorageObjectInUseProtection` admission plugin added the `kubernetes.io/vac-protection` finalizer to the given VolumeAttributesClass object when it is created if the feature-gate `VolumeAttributesClass` is turned on and `storage.k8s.io/v1beta1` is enabled. ([#130553](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/130553), [@Phaow]...

com/presentation/d/1QUOsQxfEfHlMq4lPjlK2ewQHsr9peEKymDw5_XwZm8Q/edit?usp=sharing)). Bug fixes across bare metal tooling and production-ready user stories, such as the high availability use cases have been given priority for 1.15.

kubeadm, the cluster lifecycle building block, continues to receive features and stability work required for bootstrapping production clusters efficiently. kubeadm has promoted high availability (HA) capability to beta, allowing users to use the familiar `kubeadm...

### Runtime log sanitation

Logs can now be configured to use runtime protection from leaking sensitive data. [Details for this experimental feature is available in documentation](https://docs.k8s.io/concepts/cluster-administration/system-logs/#log-sanitization).

### Pod resource metrics

- Finalizer Protection for Service LoadBalancers is now in beta (enabled by default). This feature ensures the Service resource is not fully deleted until the correlating load balancer resources are deleted. ([#81691](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/81691),...