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AWS waf documentation change

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

File: waf/latest/developerguide/waf-using-managed-rule-groups-list.md

Summary

Added console experience notice and updated references to include 'protection pack' in multiple list management contexts

Security assessment

Changes focus on terminology expansion for a new resource type ('protection pack') and UI updates, not security mechanisms

Diff

diff --git a/waf/latest/developerguide/waf-using-managed-rule-groups-list.md b/waf/latest/developerguide/waf-using-managed-rule-groups-list.md
index f71efb102..221f3afca 100644
--- a//waf/latest/developerguide/waf-using-managed-rule-groups-list.md
+++ b//waf/latest/developerguide/waf-using-managed-rule-groups-list.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). 
+
@@ -7 +11 @@
-You can retrieve the list of managed rule groups that are available for you to use in your web ACLs. The list includes the following: 
+You can retrieve the list of managed rule groups that are available for you to use in your protection pack or web ACLs. The list includes the following: 
@@ -31 +35 @@ When you retrieve the list of managed rule groups, the list you get back depends
-  * **Console** – During the process of creating a web ACL, on the **Add rules and rule groups** page, choose **Add managed rule groups**. At the top level, the provider names are listed. Expand each provider listing to see the list of managed rule groups. For versioned rule groups, the information shown at this level is for the default version. When you add a managed rule group to your web ACL, the console lists it based on the naming scheme `<Vendor Name>-<Managed Rule Group Name>`. 
+  * **Console** – During the process of creating a web ACL, on the **Add rules and rule groups** page, choose **Add managed rule groups**. At the top level, the provider names are listed. Expand each provider listing to see the list of managed rule groups. For versioned rule groups, the information shown at this level is for the default version. When you add a managed rule group to your protection pack or web ACL, the console lists it based on the naming scheme `<Vendor Name>-<Managed Rule Group Name>`.