AWS AWSCloudFormation documentation change
Summary
Updated documentation phrasing and formatting for nested stacks, including IAM capabilities guidance and link references.
Security assessment
Changes involve wording improvements and link updates without introducing new security content. IAM guidance remains similar to previous version with no evidence of addressing a specific vulnerability.
Diff
diff --git a/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-cloudformation-stack.md b/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-cloudformation-stack.md index ff8d36fbe..71e30d07d 100644 --- a//AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-cloudformation-stack.md +++ b//AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-cloudformation-stack.md @@ -7,3 +7 @@ SyntaxPropertiesReturn valuesExamplesSee also -The `AWS::CloudFormation::Stack` resource nests a stack as a resource in a top-level template. - -For more information, see [Embed stacks within other stacks using nested stacks](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-nested-stacks.html) in the _AWS CloudFormation User Guide_. +The `AWS::CloudFormation::Stack` resource nests a stack as a resource in a top-level template. For more information, see [Nested stacks](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-nested-stacks.html) in the _AWS CloudFormation User Guide_. @@ -17 +15 @@ When you apply template changes to update a top-level stack, CloudFormation upda -You must acknowledge IAM capabilities for nested stacks that contain IAM resources. Also, verify that you have cancel update stack permissions, which is required if an update rolls back. For more information about IAM and CloudFormation, see [Controlling access with AWS Identity and Access Management](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/control-access-with-iam.html) in the _AWS CloudFormation User Guide_. +For stacks that contain IAM resources, you must acknowledge IAM capabilities. Also, make sure that you have cancel update stack permissions, which are required if an update rolls back. For more information about IAM and CloudFormation, see [Controlling access with AWS Identity and Access Management](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/control-access-with-iam.html) in the _AWS CloudFormation User Guide_. @@ -189 +187 @@ If your stack template contains these resources, we recommend that you review al - * [`AWS::IAM::UserToGroupAddition`](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-iam-usertogroupaddition.html) + * [ AWS::IAM::UserToGroupAddition ](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-iam-usertogroupaddition.html) @@ -344 +342 @@ _Update requires_ : [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormat -For nested stacks--stacks created as resources for another stack--the stack ID of the direct parent of this stack. For the first level of nested stacks, the root stack is also the parent stack. +For nested stacks, the stack ID of the direct parent of this stack. For the first level of nested stacks, the root stack is also the parent stack. @@ -346 +344 @@ For nested stacks--stacks created as resources for another stack--the stack ID o -For more information, see [Embed stacks within other stacks using nested stacks](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-nested-stacks.html) in the _AWS CloudFormation User Guide_. +For more information, see [Nested stacks](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-nested-stacks.html) in the _AWS CloudFormation User Guide_. @@ -374 +372 @@ _Required_ : No -For nested stacks--stacks created as resources for another stack--the stack ID of the top-level stack to which the nested stack ultimately belongs. +For nested stacks, the stack ID of the top-level stack to which the nested stack ultimately belongs. @@ -376 +374 @@ For nested stacks--stacks created as resources for another stack--the stack ID o -For more information, see [Embed stacks within other stacks using nested stacks](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-nested-stacks.html) in the _AWS CloudFormation User Guide_. +For more information, see [Nested stacks](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-nested-stacks.html) in the _AWS CloudFormation User Guide_. @@ -565 +563 @@ Returns a list of output structures. -For nested stacks--stacks created as resources for another stack--returns the stack ID of the direct parent of this stack. For the first level of nested stacks, the root stack is also the parent stack. +For nested stacks, returns the stack ID of the direct parent of this stack. For the first level of nested stacks, the root stack is also the parent stack. @@ -570 +568 @@ For nested stacks--stacks created as resources for another stack--returns the st -For nested stacks--stacks created as resources for another stack--returns the stack ID of the top-level stack to which the nested stack ultimately belongs. +For nested stacks, returns the stack ID of the top-level stack to which the nested stack ultimately belongs.