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AWS waf documentation change

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

File: waf/latest/developerguide/web-acl-testing-high-level.md

Summary

Added 'protection pack' terminology in testing context and introduced new console experience documentation

Security assessment

The changes expand documentation to include protection packs as part of WAF configuration testing but lack evidence of addressing specific security vulnerabilities. The updates primarily document feature enhancements rather than security fixes.

Diff

diff --git a/waf/latest/developerguide/web-acl-testing-high-level.md b/waf/latest/developerguide/web-acl-testing-high-level.md
index 305bfcb53..6050f14af 100644
--- a//waf/latest/developerguide/web-acl-testing-high-level.md
+++ b//waf/latest/developerguide/web-acl-testing-high-level.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). 
+
@@ -11 +15 @@ This section provides a checklist of the steps for testing changes to your web A
-To follow the guidance in this section, you need to understand how to create and manage AWS WAF protections like web ACLs, rules, and rule groups. That information is covered in earlier sections of this guide.
+To follow the guidance in this section, you need to understand how to create and manage AWS WAF protections like protection pack or web ACLs, rules, and rule groups. That information is covered in earlier sections of this guide.
@@ -13 +17 @@ To follow the guidance in this section, you need to understand how to create and
-###### To test and tune your web ACL
+###### To test and tune your protection pack or web ACL