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- CRI now supports a "runtime_handler" field for RunPodSandboxRequest, used for selecting the runtime configuration...

* Adds metrics for checking reflector health. ([#48224](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/48224), [@deads2k](https://github.com/deads2k))
* remove deads2k from volume reviewer ([#49566](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/49566), [@deads2k](https://github.com/deads2k))

- Renames the timeout field for the DelegatingAuthenticationOptions to TokenRequestTimeout and set the timeout only for the token review client. Previously the timeout was also applied to watches making them reconnecting every 10 seconds. ([#101102](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/101102), [@p0lyn0mial](https://github.com/p0lyn0mial)) [SIG API Machinery, Auth and Cloud...

new path. ([#58171](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/58171), [@verult](https://github.com/verult))

* Default values differ between the Kubelet's componentconfig (config file) API and the Kubelet's command line. Be sure to review the default values when migrating to using a config file. For example, the authz mode is set to "AlwaysAllow" if you rely on the command line, but defaults to the more secure "Webhook" mode if you load config from a file. ([#59666](https://github...

*   Azure NSG rules can be consolidated to reduce the likelihood of hitting Azure resource limits (available only in regions where the Augmented Security Groups preview is available).  ([#55740](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/55740), [@itowlson](https://github.com/itowlson))

  - harshanarayana # 1.27 Release Notes Lead
  - ramrodo # 1.26 Release Notes Lead
  - sanchita-07 # 1.28 Release Notes Lead
  - fsmunoz # 1.29 Release Notes Lead
  - rashansmith # 1.30 Release Notes Lead
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  - release-managers
  - fykaa # 1.30 Release Notes Shadow
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  - OrlinVasilev # 1.30 Release Notes Shadow
  - rashansmith # 1.30 Release Notes Lead

In previous versions, the whole object was logged in audit events. Starting in 1.11, only `status`, `reason`, and `code` are logged. Code that relies on the older version must be updated to avoid errors.
([#62695](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/62695), [@CaoShuFeng](https://github.com/CaoShuFeng))

  * Plugins

      * Introduces the ability to extend kubectl by adding third-party plugins. Developer preview, please refer to the documentation for instructions about how to use it. ([#37499](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/37499), [@fabianofranz](https://github.com/fabianofranz))

    - `kubectl create clusterrolebinding anonymous-discovery --clusterrole=system:discovery --group=system:unauthenticated`
    - `kubectl create clusterrolebinding anonymous-access-review --clusterrole=system:basic-user --group=system:unauthenticated`