You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
3Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
2Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
PermissionsArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.242,
ImprovementsSection of the release
What
kubeconfig.yaml, kubeconfig.yml and kubeconfig.json were added to the existing list of credential-bearing filenames, so they get the same protection as the other secrets already on it.
Evidence
kubeconfig.yaml
Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.