AWS AWSCloudFormation documentation change
Summary
Updated resource type documentation links and added PDF reference
Security assessment
Changes only update URLs to point to TemplateReference documentation. Security-related resources like SecretsManager and IAM roles were already documented; links were updated without modifying security guidance.
Diff
diff --git a/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/cfn-windows-stacks.md b/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/cfn-windows-stacks.md index 3ed0f6f96..aa149d6f5 100644 --- a//AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/cfn-windows-stacks.md +++ b//AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/cfn-windows-stacks.md @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@ +[](/pdfs/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/cfn-ug.pdf#cfn-windows-stacks "Open PDF") + @@ -19,10 +21,10 @@ Resource type | Description -[AWS::EC2::Instance](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-ec2-instance.html) | For launching Windows EC2 instances. -[AWS::EC2::SecurityGroup](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-ec2-securitygroup.html) | To define firewall rules for Windows workloads. -[AWS::AutoScaling::AutoScalingGroup](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-autoscaling-autoscalinggroup.html) [AWS::EC2::LaunchTemplate](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-ec2-launchtemplate.html) | For scaling Windows EC2 instances. -[AWS::DirectoryService::MicrosoftAD](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-directoryservice-microsoftad.html) | For deploying Microsoft Active Directory. -[AWS::FSx::FileSystem](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-fsx-filesystem.html) | For deploying FSx for Windows File Server. -[AWS::RDS::DBInstance](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-rds-dbinstance.html) | For provisioning SQL Server on Amazon RDS. -[AWS::CloudFormation::Init](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-init.html) | Used within EC2 metadata for configuring instances. For more information, see [Bootstrapping Windows-based CloudFormation stacks](./cfn-windows-stacks-bootstrapping.html). -[AWS::SecretsManager::Secret](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-secretsmanager-secret.html) | For securely managing credentials and Windows passwords. -[AWS::SSM::Parameter](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-ssm-parameter.html) | For storing configuration values securely. -[AWS::IAM::InstanceProfile](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-iam-instanceprofile.html) [AWS::IAM::Role](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-iam-role.html) | For granting permissions to applications running on EC2 instances. +[AWS::EC2::Instance](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-ec2-instance.html) | For launching Windows EC2 instances. +[AWS::EC2::SecurityGroup](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-ec2-securitygroup.html) | To define firewall rules for Windows workloads. +[AWS::AutoScaling::AutoScalingGroup](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-autoscaling-autoscalinggroup.html) [AWS::EC2::LaunchTemplate](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-ec2-launchtemplate.html) | For scaling Windows EC2 instances. +[AWS::DirectoryService::MicrosoftAD](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-directoryservice-microsoftad.html) | For deploying Microsoft Active Directory. +[AWS::FSx::FileSystem](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-fsx-filesystem.html) | For deploying FSx for Windows File Server. +[AWS::RDS::DBInstance](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-rds-dbinstance.html) | For provisioning SQL Server on Amazon RDS. +[AWS::CloudFormation::Init](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-init.html) | Used within EC2 metadata for configuring instances. For more information, see [Bootstrapping Windows-based CloudFormation stacks](./cfn-windows-stacks-bootstrapping.html). +[AWS::SecretsManager::Secret](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-secretsmanager-secret.html) | For securely managing credentials and Windows passwords. +[AWS::SSM::Parameter](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-ssm-parameter.html) | For storing configuration values securely. +[AWS::IAM::InstanceProfile](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-iam-instanceprofile.html) [AWS::IAM::Role](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-iam-role.html) | For granting permissions to applications running on EC2 instances.