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AWS gamelift documentation change

Service: gamelift · 2025-03-10 · Documentation low

File: gamelift/latest/developerguide/security-iam.md

Summary

Updated documentation references from 'Amazon GameLift' to 'Amazon GameLift Servers' throughout the file, including section headers and links. Changed navigation link from 'Developer Guide' to 'Hosting Guide'.

Security assessment

Changes appear to be branding/naming updates rather than addressing security vulnerabilities or adding security features. The modifications focus on service name consistency without introducing new security content or addressing specific security issues.

Diff

diff --git a/gamelift/latest/developerguide/security-iam.md
index ec632b350..6893c6113 100644
--- a/gamelift/latest/developerguide/security-iam.md
+++ b/gamelift/latest/developerguide/security-iam.md
@@ -3 +3 @@
-[Documentation](/index.html)[Amazon GameLift](/gamelift/index.html)[Developer Guide](gamelift-intro.html)
+[Documentation](/index.html)[Amazon GameLift](/gamelift/index.html)[Hosting Guide](gamelift-intro.html)
@@ -7 +7 @@ AudienceAuthenticating with identitiesManaging access using policies
-# Identity and access management for Amazon GameLift
+# Identity and access management for Amazon GameLift Servers
@@ -9 +9 @@ AudienceAuthenticating with identitiesManaging access using policies
-AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) is an AWS service that helps an administrator securely control access to AWS resources. IAM administrators control who can be _authenticated_ (signed in) and _authorized_ (have permissions) to use Amazon GameLift resources. IAM is an AWS service that you can use with no additional charge.
+AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) is an AWS service that helps an administrator securely control access to AWS resources. IAM administrators control who can be _authenticated_ (signed in) and _authorized_ (have permissions) to use Amazon GameLift Servers resources. IAM is an AWS service that you can use with no additional charge.
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) is an AWS service that helps an adminis
-  * [How Amazon GameLift works with IAM](./security_iam_service-with-iam.html)
-  * [Identity-based policy examples for Amazon GameLift](./security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.html)
-  * [Troubleshooting Amazon GameLift identity and access](./security_iam_troubleshoot.html)
-  * [AWS managed policies for Amazon GameLift](./security-iam-awsmanpol.html)
+  * [How Amazon GameLift Servers works with IAM](./security_iam_service-with-iam.html)
+  * [Identity-based policy examples for Amazon GameLift Servers](./security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.html)
+  * [Troubleshooting Amazon GameLift Servers identity and access](./security_iam_troubleshoot.html)
+  * [AWS managed policies for Amazon GameLift Servers](./security-iam-awsmanpol.html)
@@ -25 +25 @@ AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) is an AWS service that helps an adminis
-How you use AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) differs, depending on the work that you do in Amazon GameLift.
+How you use AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) differs, depending on the work that you do in Amazon GameLift Servers.
@@ -27 +27 @@ How you use AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) differs, depending on the w
-**Service user** – If you use the Amazon GameLift service to do your job, then your administrator provides you with the credentials and permissions that you need. As you use more Amazon GameLift features to do your work, you might need additional permissions. Understanding how access is managed can help you request the right permissions from your administrator. If you cannot access a feature in Amazon GameLift, see [Troubleshooting Amazon GameLift identity and access](./security_iam_troubleshoot.html).
+**Service user** – If you use the Amazon GameLift Servers service to do your job, then your administrator provides you with the credentials and permissions that you need. As you use more Amazon GameLift Servers features to do your work, you might need additional permissions. Understanding how access is managed can help you request the right permissions from your administrator. If you cannot access a feature in Amazon GameLift Servers, see [Troubleshooting Amazon GameLift Servers identity and access](./security_iam_troubleshoot.html).
@@ -29 +29 @@ How you use AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) differs, depending on the w
-**Service administrator** – If you're in charge of Amazon GameLift resources at your company, you probably have full access to Amazon GameLift. It's your job to determine which Amazon GameLift features and resources your service users should access. You must then submit requests to your IAM administrator to change the permissions of your service users. Review the information on this page to understand the basic concepts of IAM. To learn more about how your company can use IAM with Amazon GameLift, see [How Amazon GameLift works with IAM](./security_iam_service-with-iam.html).
+**Service administrator** – If you're in charge of Amazon GameLift Servers resources at your company, you probably have full access to Amazon GameLift Servers. It's your job to determine which Amazon GameLift Servers features and resources your service users should access. You must then submit requests to your IAM administrator to change the permissions of your service users. Review the information on this page to understand the basic concepts of IAM. To learn more about how your company can use IAM with Amazon GameLift Servers, see [How Amazon GameLift Servers works with IAM](./security_iam_service-with-iam.html).
@@ -31 +31 @@ How you use AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) differs, depending on the w
-**IAM administrator** – If you're an IAM administrator, you might want to learn details about how you can write policies to manage access to Amazon GameLift. To view example Amazon GameLift identity-based policies that you can use in IAM, see [Identity-based policy examples for Amazon GameLift](./security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.html).
+**IAM administrator** – If you're an IAM administrator, you might want to learn details about how you can write policies to manage access to Amazon GameLift Servers. To view example Amazon GameLift Servers identity-based policies that you can use in IAM, see [Identity-based policy examples for Amazon GameLift Servers](./security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.html).
@@ -145 +145 @@ Data protection
-How Amazon GameLift works with IAM
+How Amazon GameLift Servers works with IAM