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AWS AWSCloudFormation documentation change

Service: AWSCloudFormation · 2025-05-16 · Documentation low

File: AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-ssm-document.md

Summary

Added AutoApprovalPolicy and ManualApprovalPolicy to allowed DocumentType values

Security assessment

Introduces documentation for approval policy document types which relate to security controls, though there's no indication this addresses a specific security vulnerability. Enhances documentation of security-related workflow features.

Diff

diff --git a/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-ssm-document.md b/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-ssm-document.md
index d63b59752..19cc49df8 100644
--- a//AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-ssm-document.md
+++ b//AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-ssm-document.md
@@ -113 +113 @@ _Required_ : No
- _Allowed values_ : `ApplicationConfiguration | ApplicationConfigurationSchema | Automation | Automation.ChangeTemplate | ChangeCalendar | CloudFormation | Command | DeploymentStrategy | Package | Policy | ProblemAnalysis | ProblemAnalysisTemplate | Session`
+ _Allowed values_ : `ApplicationConfiguration | ApplicationConfigurationSchema | Automation | Automation.ChangeTemplate | AutoApprovalPolicy | ChangeCalendar | CloudFormation | Command | DeploymentStrategy | ManualApprovalPolicy | Package | Policy | ProblemAnalysis | ProblemAnalysisTemplate | Session`