- kube-apiserver: a new `--requestheader-uid-headers` flag allows configuring request header authentication to obtain the authenticating user's UID from the specified headers. The suggested value for the new option is `X-Remote-Uid`. When specified, the `kube-system/extension-apiserver-authentication` configmap will include the value in its `.data[requestheader-uid-headers]` field. ([#115834](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/115834), [@...

* `list`/`watch` API requests with a `fieldSelector` that specifies `metadata.name` can now be authorized as requests for an individual named resource ([#63469](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/63469), [@wojtek-t](https://github.com/wojtek-t))

- Kubeadm: enabled the --experimental-watch-progress-notify-interval flag for etcd and set it to 5s. The flag specifies an interval at which etcd sends watch data to the kube-apiserver. ([#111383](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/111383), [@p0lyn0mial](https://github.com/p0lyn0mial))

- GCE Windows will no longer install Docker on containerd nodes. ([#101747](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/101747), [@jeremyje](https://github.com/jeremyje)) [SIG Cloud Provider and Windows]
- Generated OpenAPI now correctly specifies 201 as a possible response code for PATCH operations. ([#100141](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/100141), [@brendandburns](https://github.com/brendandburns))

* kubectl: fixes a bug determining the correct namespace while running in a pod when the `--context` flag is explicitly specified, and the referenced context specifies the namespace `default` ([#72529](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/72529), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))

### API Change

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     *
     * @param <KEY> the key type of the <code>Map</code>
     * @param <VALUE> the value type of the <code>Map</code>
     * @param key the key to be added to the <code>Map</code>
     * @param value the value to be added to the <code>Map</code>
     * @return a {@literal Maps} for constructing a {@link Map} with the specified key and value
     */

 * <ul>
 *   <li>{@link #SuggestSettingsException(String)}: Constructs a new exception with the specified detail message.</li>
 *   <li>{@link #SuggestSettingsException(Throwable)}: Constructs a new exception with the specified cause.</li>
 *   <li>{@link #SuggestSettingsException(String, Throwable)}: Constructs a new exception with the specified detail message and cause.</li>
 * </ul>
 *
 * @see RuntimeException
 */

     * Checks if the specified modifier is public, static, and final.
     *
     * @param modifier
     *            the modifier to check
     * @return true if public, static, and final, false otherwise
     */
    public static boolean isPublicStaticFinal(final int modifier) {
        return isPublic(modifier) && isStatic(modifier) && isFinal(modifier);
    }

    /**
     * Checks if the specified modifier is public.
     *