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Update CHANGELOG with kernel lockdown change for Azure Linux#5737

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Update CHANGELOG with kernel lockdown change for Azure Linux#5737
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Added a note about disabling kernel lockdown by default for Azure Linux on AKS, allowing installation of custom GPU drivers.

Added a note about disabling kernel lockdown by default for Azure Linux on AKS, allowing installation of custom GPU drivers.
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Pull request overview

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Copilot was unable to run its full agentic suite in this review.

Updates the changelog to document the planned default behavior change for Azure Linux on AKS regarding kernel lockdown, and its impact on custom GPU driver installation.

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  • Added a changelog entry noting Azure Linux on AKS will disable kernel lockdown by default.
  • Linked to a tracking issue for additional details.

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* Starting with Kubernetes 1.34, clusters using [Azure CNI Powered by Cilium](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/aks/azure-cni-powered-by-cilium) include a new AKS-managed `cilium-fluent-bit` component to improve Cilium supportability.
* The `noProxy` validation for [HTTP proxy configuration](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/aks/http-proxy) has been relaxed. The updated validation only runs upon changes to the `noProxy` field and uses a less strict regex, unblocking customers with non-standard `noProxy` entries.
* When using [HTTP Proxy](https://aka.ms/aks/http-proxy), you can't add more than 20 Trusted CA Certificates. See [HTTP Proxy limitations](https://aka.ms/aks/http-proxy) for more information.
* Going forward, Azure Linux on AKS will disable kernel lockdown by default. This change enables AKS customers to install custom GPU drivers when using Azure Linux 3.0. See [Disable kernel lockdown mode for Azure Linux](https://github.com/Azure/AKS/issues/5735) for more details.
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If a customer does want to enable the lockdown, is that process documented?

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We will still allow customers to enable lockdown on TL scenarios. For TL, the Azure Linux 3.0 kernel will automatically enable kernel lockdown when Secure Boot is detected via an out-of-tree (OOT) patch.

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LGTM

Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Copilot AI review requested due to automatic review settings April 28, 2026 16:58
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