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AWS AWSCloudFormation documentation change

Service: AWSCloudFormation · 2025-05-31 · Documentation low

File: AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/quickref-cloudfront.md

Summary

Updated documentation links from UserGuide to TemplateReference and added PDF reference

Security assessment

The changes primarily update URL paths to point to TemplateReference instead of UserGuide sections, which appears to be a documentation restructuring. While there is mention of origin access control (OAC) as an alternative to legacy OAI, this is existing security guidance and not a new addition. No specific security vulnerabilities or new security features are being documented in these changes.

Diff

diff --git a/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/quickref-cloudfront.md b/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/quickref-cloudfront.md
index ee36dd286..b5a9b6692 100644
--- a//AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/quickref-cloudfront.md
+++ b//AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/quickref-cloudfront.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[](/pdfs/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/cfn-ug.pdf#quickref-cloudfront "Open PDF")
+
@@ -7 +9 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution resource with an Amazon S3 originAmazon CloudFron
-Use these sample template snippets with your Amazon CloudFront distribution resource in AWS CloudFormation. For more examples, see the [Examples](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-cloudfront-distribution.html#aws-resource-cloudfront-distribution--examples) section in the `AWS::CloudFront::Distribution` resource.
+Use these sample template snippets with your Amazon CloudFront distribution resource in AWS CloudFormation. For more examples, see the [Examples](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-cloudfront-distribution.html#aws-resource-cloudfront-distribution--examples) section in the `AWS::CloudFront::Distribution` resource.
@@ -22 +24 @@ Use these sample template snippets with your Amazon CloudFront distribution reso
-The following example template shows an Amazon CloudFront [Distribution](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-cloudfront-distribution.html) using an [S3Origin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-properties-cloudfront-distribution-s3originconfig.html) and legacy origin access identity (OAI). For information about using origin access control (OAC) instead, see [Restricting access to an Amazon Simple Storage Service origin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/private-content-restricting-access-to-s3.html) in the _Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide_.
+The following example template shows an Amazon CloudFront [Distribution](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-cloudfront-distribution.html) using an [S3Origin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-properties-cloudfront-distribution-s3originconfig.html) and legacy origin access identity (OAI). For information about using origin access control (OAC) instead, see [Restricting access to an Amazon Simple Storage Service origin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/private-content-restricting-access-to-s3.html) in the _Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide_.
@@ -128 +130 @@ The following example template shows an Amazon CloudFront [Distribution](https:/
-The following example template shows an Amazon CloudFront [Distribution](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-cloudfront-distribution.html) using a [CustomOrigin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-properties-cloudfront-distribution-customoriginconfig.html).
+The following example template shows an Amazon CloudFront [Distribution](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-cloudfront-distribution.html) using a [CustomOrigin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-properties-cloudfront-distribution-customoriginconfig.html).
@@ -248 +250 @@ The following example template shows an Amazon CloudFront [Distribution](https:/
-The following example template shows how to declare a CloudFront [Distribution](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-cloudfront-distribution.html) with multi-origin support. In the [DistributionConfig](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-properties-cloudfront-distribution-distributionconfig.html), a list of origins is provided and a [DefaultCacheBehavior](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-properties-cloudfront-distribution-defaultcachebehavior.html) is set.
+The following example template shows how to declare a CloudFront [Distribution](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-cloudfront-distribution.html) with multi-origin support. In the [DistributionConfig](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-properties-cloudfront-distribution-distributionconfig.html), a list of origins is provided and a [DefaultCacheBehavior](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-properties-cloudfront-distribution-defaultcachebehavior.html) is set.