Version 244.0.0 introduces new features across Cloud Scheduler, Kubernetes Engine, and Vision API. Key updates include enhanced authentication controls for Cloud Scheduler HTTP jobs, a new flag for Kubernetes Engine nodepool metadata server visibility, and new object and text detection functionalities for the Vision API. The gcloud container subnets list-usable command for Kubernetes Engine was also promoted to GA.

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Security Updates

• Added new authentication flags to gcloud beta scheduler jobs create http, enhancing control over job authentication mechanisms. [MEDIUM]
  • File: http.py:1
• Added the --workload-metadata-from-node flag to gcloud beta container node-pools update, allowing control over metadata server visibility for pods, which has security implications for workload identity and access. [MEDIUM]
  • File: update.py:1

New Features by Service

Cloud Scheduler

• Added new authentication flags to the gcloud beta scheduler jobs create http command.
  • Flags: unspecified auth flags
  • File: http.py:1

Kubernetes Engine

• Added the --workload-metadata-from-node flag to gcloud beta container node-pools update for changing the type of metadata server visible to pods running in the nodepool.
  • Flags: --workload-metadata-from-node
  • File: update.py:1

Vision API

• Added new detection capabilities to gcloud ml vision for object detection, and text detection from PDF and TIFF files.
  • Flags: --detect_objects, --detect_text_pdf, --detect_text_tiff
  • File: vision.py:1

Credential & Auth Changes

• New authentication flags were added to gcloud beta scheduler jobs create http for configuring job-specific authentication.
  • File: http.py:1

API Changes

Cloud Scheduler

• Addition of authentication flags to the gcloud beta scheduler jobs create http command modifies its API surface.
  • File: http.py:1

Kubernetes Engine

• The gcloud container subnets list-usable command has been promoted from beta to General Availability (GA), indicating API stability.
  • File: list_usable.py:1

Stats

• Files changed: 120
• Inserted lines: +11,963
• Deleted lines: -1,240

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