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AWS AmazonCloudFront documentation change

Service: AmazonCloudFront · 2025-05-03 · Documentation low

File: AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/GettingStarted.SimpleDistribution.md

Summary

Updated terminology from 'Amazon Simple Storage Service' to 'Amazon S3' in OAC documentation references.

Security assessment

Consistency update for service naming. No security implications or documentation additions related to security features.

Diff

diff --git a/AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/GettingStarted.SimpleDistribution.md b/AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/GettingStarted.SimpleDistribution.md
index cb069ca72..a5ebe5145 100644
--- a//AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/GettingStarted.SimpleDistribution.md
+++ b//AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/GettingStarted.SimpleDistribution.md
@@ -15 +15 @@ The procedures in this section show you how to use CloudFront to set up a basic
-  * Uses origin access control (OAC) to send authenticated requests to your Amazon S3 origin. OAC sends requests through CloudFront to prevent viewers from accessing your S3 bucket directly. For more information about OAC, see [Restrict access to an Amazon Simple Storage Service origin](./private-content-restricting-access-to-s3.html).
+  * Uses origin access control (OAC) to send authenticated requests to your Amazon S3 origin. OAC sends requests through CloudFront to prevent viewers from accessing your S3 bucket directly. For more information about OAC, see [Restrict access to an Amazon S3 origin](./private-content-restricting-access-to-s3.html).
@@ -93 +93 @@ After you create your Amazon S3 bucket, upload the contents of the unzipped `hel
-For this tutorial, you will create a CloudFront distribution that uses an Amazon S3 origin with origin access control (OAC). OAC helps you securely send authenticated requests to your Amazon S3 origin. For more information about OAC, see [Restrict access to an Amazon Simple Storage Service origin](./private-content-restricting-access-to-s3.html).
+For this tutorial, you will create a CloudFront distribution that uses an Amazon S3 origin with origin access control (OAC). OAC helps you securely send authenticated requests to your Amazon S3 origin. For more information about OAC, see [Restrict access to an Amazon S3 origin](./private-content-restricting-access-to-s3.html).
@@ -176 +176 @@ This Get started tutorial provides a minimal framework for creating a distributi
-  * This tutorial uses an Amazon S3 origin with origin access control (OAC). However, you can't use OAC if your origin is an S3 bucket configured as a [website endpoint](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/WebsiteEndpoints.html). If that's the case, you must set up your bucket with CloudFront as a custom origin. For more information, see [Use an Amazon S3 bucket that's configured as a website endpoint](./DownloadDistS3AndCustomOrigins.html#concept_S3Origin_website). For more information about OAC, see [Restrict access to an Amazon Simple Storage Service origin](./private-content-restricting-access-to-s3.html).
+  * This tutorial uses an Amazon S3 origin with origin access control (OAC). However, you can't use OAC if your origin is an S3 bucket configured as a [website endpoint](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/WebsiteEndpoints.html). If that's the case, you must set up your bucket with CloudFront as a custom origin. For more information, see [Use an Amazon S3 bucket that's configured as a website endpoint](./DownloadDistS3AndCustomOrigins.html#concept_S3Origin_website). For more information about OAC, see [Restrict access to an Amazon S3 origin](./private-content-restricting-access-to-s3.html).