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AWS gamelift documentation change

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

File: gamelift/latest/developerguide/security_iam_service-with-iam.md

Summary

Updated service name references from 'Amazon GameLift' to 'Amazon GameLift Servers' throughout the document, including section headers, policy examples, and resource descriptions.

Security assessment

The changes are purely nomenclature updates to reflect the service name 'Amazon GameLift Servers'. There is no evidence of addressing a specific security vulnerability or adding new security features. The updates maintain existing security documentation but do not introduce new security-related content.

Diff

diff --git a/gamelift/latest/developerguide/security_iam_service-with-iam.md
index b0926fb1e..8fe0406f5 100644
--- a/gamelift/latest/developerguide/security_iam_service-with-iam.md
+++ b/gamelift/latest/developerguide/security_iam_service-with-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 @@ Identity-based policiesResource-based policiesPolicy actionsPolicy resourcesPoli
-# How Amazon GameLift works with IAM
+# How Amazon GameLift Servers works with IAM
@@ -9 +9 @@ Identity-based policiesResource-based policiesPolicy actionsPolicy resourcesPoli
-Before you use IAM to manage access to Amazon GameLift, learn what IAM features are available to use with Amazon GameLift.
+Before you use IAM to manage access to Amazon GameLift Servers, learn what IAM features are available to use with Amazon GameLift Servers.
@@ -11 +11 @@ Before you use IAM to manage access to Amazon GameLift, learn what IAM features
-IAM features you can use with Amazon GameLift IAM feature | Amazon GameLift support  
+IAM features you can use with Amazon GameLift Servers IAM feature | Amazon GameLift Servers support  
@@ -25 +25 @@ Service-linked roles |  No
-To get a high-level view of how Amazon GameLift and other AWS services work with most IAM features, see [AWS services that work with IAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_aws-services-that-work-with-iam.html) in the _IAM User Guide_.
+To get a high-level view of how Amazon GameLift Servers and other AWS services work with most IAM features, see [AWS services that work with IAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_aws-services-that-work-with-iam.html) in the _IAM User Guide_.
@@ -27 +27 @@ To get a high-level view of how Amazon GameLift and other AWS services work with
-## Identity-based policies for Amazon GameLift
+## Identity-based policies for Amazon GameLift Servers
@@ -35 +35 @@ With IAM identity-based policies, you can specify allowed or denied actions and
-###  Identity-based policy examples for Amazon GameLift
+###  Identity-based policy examples for Amazon GameLift Servers
@@ -37 +37 @@ With IAM identity-based policies, you can specify allowed or denied actions and
-To view examples of Amazon GameLift identity-based policies, see [Identity-based policy examples for Amazon GameLift](./security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.html).
+To view examples of Amazon GameLift Servers identity-based policies, see [Identity-based policy examples for Amazon GameLift Servers](./security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.html).
@@ -39 +39 @@ To view examples of Amazon GameLift identity-based policies, see [Identity-based
-## Resource-based policies within Amazon GameLift
+## Resource-based policies within Amazon GameLift Servers
@@ -47 +47 @@ To enable cross-account access, you can specify an entire account or IAM entitie
-## Policy actions for Amazon GameLift
+## Policy actions for Amazon GameLift Servers
@@ -57 +57 @@ Include actions in a policy to grant permissions to perform the associated opera
-For a list of Amazon GameLift actions, see [Actions defined by Amazon GameLift](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/service-authorization/latest/reference/list_amazongamelift.html#amazongamelift-actions-as-permissions) in the _Service Authorization Reference_.
+For a list of Amazon GameLift Servers actions, see [Actions defined by Amazon GameLift Servers](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/service-authorization/latest/reference/list_amazongamelift.html#amazongamelift-actions-as-permissions) in the _Service Authorization Reference_.
@@ -59 +59 @@ For a list of Amazon GameLift actions, see [Actions defined by Amazon GameLift](
-Policy actions in Amazon GameLift use the following prefix before the action:
+Policy actions in Amazon GameLift Servers use the following prefix before the action:
@@ -77 +77 @@ You can specify multiple actions using wildcards (*). For example, to specify al
-To view examples of Amazon GameLift identity-based policies, see [Identity-based policy examples for Amazon GameLift](./security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.html).
+To view examples of Amazon GameLift Servers identity-based policies, see [Identity-based policy examples for Amazon GameLift Servers](./security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.html).
@@ -79 +79 @@ To view examples of Amazon GameLift identity-based policies, see [Identity-based
-## Policy resources for Amazon GameLift
+## Policy resources for Amazon GameLift Servers
@@ -92 +92 @@ For actions that don't support resource-level permissions, such as listing opera
-For a list of Amazon GameLift resource types and their ARNs, see [Resources defined by Amazon GameLift](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/service-authorization/latest/reference/list_amazongamelift.html#amazongamelift-resources-for-iam-policies) in the _Service Authorization Reference_. To learn with which actions you can specify the ARN of each resource, see [Actions defined by Amazon GameLift](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/service-authorization/latest/reference/list_amazongamelift.html#amazongamelift-actions-as-permissions).
+For a list of Amazon GameLift Servers resource types and their ARNs, see [Resources defined by Amazon GameLift Servers](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/service-authorization/latest/reference/list_amazongamelift.html#amazongamelift-resources-for-iam-policies) in the _Service Authorization Reference_. To learn with which actions you can specify the ARN of each resource, see [Actions defined by Amazon GameLift Servers](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/service-authorization/latest/reference/list_amazongamelift.html#amazongamelift-actions-as-permissions).
@@ -94 +94 @@ For a list of Amazon GameLift resource types and their ARNs, see [Resources defi
-Some Amazon GameLift resources have ARN values, which allows the resources to have their access managed using IAM policies. The Amazon GameLift fleet resource has an ARN with the following syntax:
+Some Amazon GameLift Servers resources have ARN values, which allows the resources to have their access managed using IAM policies. The Amazon GameLift Servers fleet resource has an ARN with the following syntax:
@@ -111 +111 @@ To specify all fleets that belong to a specific account, use a wildcard (*):
-To view examples of Amazon GameLift identity-based policies, see [Identity-based policy examples for Amazon GameLift](./security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.html).
+To view examples of Amazon GameLift Servers identity-based policies, see [Identity-based policy examples for Amazon GameLift Servers](./security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.html).
@@ -113 +113 @@ To view examples of Amazon GameLift identity-based policies, see [Identity-based
-## Policy condition keys for Amazon GameLift
+## Policy condition keys for Amazon GameLift Servers
@@ -127 +127 @@ AWS supports global condition keys and service-specific condition keys. To see a
-For a list of Amazon GameLift condition keys, see [Condition keys for Amazon GameLift](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/service-authorization/latest/reference/list_amazongamelift.html#amazongamelift-policy-keys) in the _Service Authorization Reference_. To learn with which actions and resources you can use a condition key, see [Actions defined by Amazon GameLift](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/service-authorization/latest/reference/list_amazongamelift.html#amazongamelift-actions-as-permissions).
+For a list of Amazon GameLift Servers condition keys, see [Condition keys for Amazon GameLift Servers](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/service-authorization/latest/reference/list_amazongamelift.html#amazongamelift-policy-keys) in the _Service Authorization Reference_. To learn with which actions and resources you can use a condition key, see [Actions defined by Amazon GameLift Servers](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/service-authorization/latest/reference/list_amazongamelift.html#amazongamelift-actions-as-permissions).
@@ -129 +129 @@ For a list of Amazon GameLift condition keys, see [Condition keys for Amazon Gam
-To view examples of Amazon GameLift identity-based policies, see [Identity-based policy examples for Amazon GameLift](./security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.html).
+To view examples of Amazon GameLift Servers identity-based policies, see [Identity-based policy examples for Amazon GameLift Servers](./security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.html).
@@ -131 +131 @@ To view examples of Amazon GameLift identity-based policies, see [Identity-based
-## ACLs in Amazon GameLift
+## ACLs in Amazon GameLift Servers
@@ -137 +137 @@ Access control lists (ACLs) control which principals (account members, users, or
-## ABAC with Amazon GameLift
+## ABAC with Amazon GameLift Servers
@@ -151 +151 @@ For more information about ABAC, see [Define permissions with ABAC authorization
-For an example identity-based policy that limits access to a resource based on the tags on that resource, see [View Amazon GameLift fleets based on tags](./security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.html#security_iam_id-based-policy-examples-view-fleet-tags).
+For an example identity-based policy that limits access to a resource based on the tags on that resource, see [View Amazon GameLift Servers fleets based on tags](./security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.html#security_iam_id-based-policy-examples-view-fleet-tags).
@@ -153 +153 @@ For an example identity-based policy that limits access to a resource based on t
-## Using temporary credentials with Amazon GameLift
+## Using temporary credentials with Amazon GameLift Servers
@@ -163 +163 @@ You can manually create temporary credentials using the AWS CLI or AWS API. You
-## Cross-service principal permissions for Amazon GameLift
+## Cross-service principal permissions for Amazon GameLift Servers
@@ -169 +169 @@ When you use an IAM user or role to perform actions in AWS, you are considered a
-## Service roles for Amazon GameLift
+## Service roles for Amazon GameLift Servers
@@ -177 +177 @@ A service role is an [IAM role](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide
-Changing the permissions for a service role might break Amazon GameLift functionality. Edit service roles only when Amazon GameLift provides guidance to do so.
+Changing the permissions for a service role might break Amazon GameLift Servers functionality. Edit service roles only when Amazon GameLift Servers provides guidance to do so.
@@ -179 +179 @@ Changing the permissions for a service role might break Amazon GameLift function
-Allow your Amazon GameLift-hosted game servers to access other AWS resources, such as an AWS Lambda function or an Amazon DynamoDB database. Because game servers are hosted on fleets that Amazon GameLift manages, you need a service role that gives Amazon GameLift limited access to your other AWS resources. For more information, see [Communicate with other AWS resources from your fleets](./gamelift-sdk-server-resources.html).
+Allow your Amazon GameLift Servers-hosted game servers to access other AWS resources, such as an AWS Lambda function or an Amazon DynamoDB database. Because game servers are hosted on fleets that Amazon GameLift Servers manages, you need a service role that gives Amazon GameLift Servers limited access to your other AWS resources. For more information, see [Communicate with other AWS resources from your fleets](./gamelift-sdk-server-resources.html).
@@ -181 +181 @@ Allow your Amazon GameLift-hosted game servers to access other AWS resources, su
-## Service-linked roles for Amazon GameLift
+## Service-linked roles for Amazon GameLift Servers