AWS waf documentation change

Service: waf · 2025-06-19 · Documentation low

File: waf/latest/developerguide/data-protection-configure.md

Summary

Updated documentation to include 'protection pack' terminology in data protection configuration steps and console navigation

Security assessment

Expands data protection documentation (a security feature) to include protection packs, but doesn't address vulnerabilities or introduce new security mechanisms

Diff

diff --git a/waf/latest/developerguide/data-protection-configure.md b/waf/latest/developerguide/data-protection-configure.md
index 03a8918db..9655b61af 100644
--- a//waf/latest/developerguide/data-protection-configure.md
+++ b//waf/latest/developerguide/data-protection-configure.md
@@ -5 +5 @@
-# Configuring data protection for a web ACL
+**Introducing a new console experience for AWS WAF**
@@ -7 +7 @@
-This section provides instructions for configuring data protection for a web ACL.
+You can now use the updated experience to access AWS WAF functionality anywhere in the console. For more details, see [Working with the updated console experience](./working-with-console.html). 
@@ -9 +9,5 @@ This section provides instructions for configuring data protection for a web ACL
-###### To configure data protection for a web ACL
+# Configuring data protection for a protection pack or web ACL
+
+This section provides instructions for configuring data protection for a protection pack or web ACL.
+
+###### To configure data protection for a protection pack or web ACL
@@ -13 +17 @@ This section provides instructions for configuring data protection for a web ACL
-  2. In the navigation pane, choose **Web ACLs**.
+  2. In the navigation pane, choose **protection pack or web ACLs**.
@@ -15 +19 @@ This section provides instructions for configuring data protection for a web ACL
-  3. Choose the name of the web ACL that you want to enable data protection for. The console takes you to the web ACL's description, where you can edit it.
+  3. Choose the name of the protection pack or web ACL that you want to enable data protection for. The console takes you to the protection pack or web ACL's description, where you can edit it.