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AWS waf documentation change

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

File: waf/latest/developerguide/aws-managed-rule-groups-changelog.md

Summary

Added new bot detection labels including AI bots and cloud service providers to Bot Control rule group

Security assessment

Expanding bot detection categories improves security monitoring capabilities but doesn't indicate remediation of a specific security issue

Diff

diff --git a/waf/latest/developerguide/aws-managed-rule-groups-changelog.md b/waf/latest/developerguide/aws-managed-rule-groups-changelog.md
index eab6dab71..2a3068383 100644
--- a//waf/latest/developerguide/aws-managed-rule-groups-changelog.md
+++ b//waf/latest/developerguide/aws-managed-rule-groups-changelog.md
@@ -16,0 +17,20 @@ Rule group and rules | Description | Date
+[AWS WAF Bot Control rule group](./aws-managed-rule-groups-bot.html) New labels:
+
+  * Search engine bots:
+    * `awswaf:managed:aws:bot-control:bot:name:evensi`
+    * `awswaf:managed:aws:bot-control:bot:name:yisouspider`
+  * AI bots:
+    * `awswaf:managed:aws:bot-control:bot:name:searchbot`
+    * `awswaf:managed:aws:bot-control:bot:name:nova_act`
+  * Organization labels for AI bots:
+    * `awswaf:managed:aws:bot-control:bot:organization:openai`
+    * `awswaf:managed:aws:bot-control:bot:organization:marfeel`
+    * `awswaf:managed:aws:bot-control:bot:organization:facebook`
+    * `awswaf:managed:aws:bot-control:bot:organization:metaexternalagent`
+    * `awswaf:managed:aws:bot-control:bot:organization:amazon`
+  * Content fetcher bots:
+    * `awswaf:managed:aws:bot-control:bot:name:google_cloud_vertex_bot`
+  * Cloud service provider signals:
+    * `awswaf:managed:aws:bot-control:signal:cloud_service_provider:alibaba`
+
+|  Released static version 3.2 of this rule group.  Added the listed new labels.  | 2025-05-29