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AWS waf documentation change

Service: waf · 2025-06-13 · Documentation medium

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

Summary

Added new bot detection labels including AI bots and organization identifiers

Security assessment

Enhances bot detection capabilities but does not fix a disclosed vulnerability.

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