Amazon EKS has launched a new catalog of community add-ons, allowing users to easily find, configure, and manage popular open-source Kubernetes tools like metrics-server and cert-manager. Each add-on is packaged and validated for compatibility, with secure hosting in EKS's private Amazon ECR. This feature enhances the management experience by integrating AWS, AWS Marketplace, and community add-ons directly through various EKS interfaces.
Google Cloud has developed a tool to scan open-source artifacts for leaked credentials, addressing vulnerabilities that can lead to data breaches and exploitation by malicious actors. This initiative aims to enhance security in the open-source community by detecting and preventing the exposure of sensitive credentials early in the development lifecycle. Future plans include broadening the tool's scope to scan for additional credential types and expanding coverage across more open-source platforms.
Val Town has revamped its online TypeScript editor by replacing its previous buggy client-side integration with a fast and accurate remote Deno Language Server running in cloud containers. This new architecture enhances performance and user experience by offloading dependency management and leveraging WebSocket communication for real-time language tooling. The open-source implementation allows users to easily deploy their own cloud container language servers.