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AWS waf documentation change

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

File: waf/latest/developerguide/shield-metrics.md

Summary

Added console announcement and updated references from 'web ACL' to 'protection pack or web ACL' in metric documentation

Security assessment

Changes reflect terminology updates (protection packs) and UI announcements without security-specific content or vulnerability fixes.

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diff --git a/waf/latest/developerguide/shield-metrics.md b/waf/latest/developerguide/shield-metrics.md
index 27a92ae27..cecf0c91d 100644
--- a//waf/latest/developerguide/shield-metrics.md
+++ b//waf/latest/developerguide/shield-metrics.md
@@ -6,0 +7,4 @@ Detection metricsMitigation metricsTop contributors metrics
+**Introducing a new console experience for AWS WAF**
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+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). 
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@@ -13 +17 @@ The Shield Advanced console presents summaries of many of the metrics that it re
-If you enable automatic application layer DDoS mitigation for an application layer protection, Shield Advanced adds a rule group to your web ACL that it uses to manage automated protections. This rule group generates AWS WAF metrics, but they are not available to view. This is the same as for any other rule groups that you use in your web ACL but do not own, such as AWS Managed Rules rule groups. For more information about AWS WAF metrics, see [AWS WAF metrics and dimensions](./waf-metrics.html). For information about this Shield Advanced protection option, see [Automating application layer DDoS mitigation with Shield Advanced ](./ddos-automatic-app-layer-response.html). 
+If you enable automatic application layer DDoS mitigation for an application layer protection, Shield Advanced adds a rule group to your protection pack or web ACL that it uses to manage automated protections. This rule group generates AWS WAF metrics, but they are not available to view. This is the same as for any other rule groups that you use in your protection pack or web ACL but do not own, such as AWS Managed Rules rule groups. For more information about AWS WAF metrics, see [AWS WAF metrics and dimensions](./waf-metrics.html). For information about this Shield Advanced protection option, see [Automating application layer DDoS mitigation with Shield Advanced ](./ddos-automatic-app-layer-response.html).