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AWS waf documentation change

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

File: waf/latest/developerguide/waf-bot-control-rg-using.md

Summary

Added new console experience notice and updated references from 'web ACL' to 'protection pack or web ACL' throughout the document

Security assessment

Changes focus on terminology updates (adding 'protection pack' references) and UI announcements. No security vulnerabilities or mitigations are mentioned. The updates appear to reflect product naming changes rather than security improvements.

Diff

diff --git a/waf/latest/developerguide/waf-bot-control-rg-using.md b/waf/latest/developerguide/waf-bot-control-rg-using.md
index 3dc914e71..2e37d09db 100644
--- a//waf/latest/developerguide/waf-bot-control-rg-using.md
+++ b//waf/latest/developerguide/waf-bot-control-rg-using.md
@@ -4,0 +5,4 @@
+**Introducing a new console experience for AWS WAF**
+
+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). 
+
@@ -13 +17 @@ For the rule group description and rules listing, see [AWS WAF Bot Control rule
-This guidance is intended for users who know generally how to create and manage AWS WAF web ACLs, rules, and rule groups. Those topics are covered in prior sections of this guide. For basic information about how to add a managed rule group to your web ACL, see [Adding a managed rule group to a web ACL through the console](./waf-using-managed-rule-group.html).
+This guidance is intended for users who know generally how to create and manage AWS WAF protection pack or web ACLs, rules, and rule groups. Those topics are covered in prior sections of this guide. For basic information about how to add a managed rule group to your protection pack or web ACL, see [Adding a managed rule group to a protection pack or web ACL through the console](./waf-using-managed-rule-group.html).
@@ -19 +23 @@ Use the Bot Control rule group in accordance with the best practices at [Best pr
-###### To use the `AWSManagedRulesBotControlRuleSet` rule group in your web ACL
+###### To use the `AWSManagedRulesBotControlRuleSet` rule group in your protection pack or web ACL
@@ -21 +25 @@ Use the Bot Control rule group in accordance with the best practices at [Best pr
-  1. Add the AWS managed rule group, `AWSManagedRulesBotControlRuleSet` to your web ACL. For the full rule group description, see [AWS WAF Bot Control rule group](./aws-managed-rule-groups-bot.html). 
+  1. Add the AWS managed rule group, `AWSManagedRulesBotControlRuleSet` to your protection pack or web ACL. For the full rule group description, see [AWS WAF Bot Control rule group](./aws-managed-rule-groups-bot.html). 
@@ -45 +49 @@ When you add the rule group, edit it to open the configuration page for the rule
-  6. Save your changes to the web ACL. 
+  6. Save your changes to the protection pack or web ACL.