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AWS AWSCloudFormation documentation change

Service: AWSCloudFormation · 2025-07-10 · Documentation low

File: AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-opsworkscm-server.md

Summary

Updated service role description by removing specific CloudFormation template reference

Security assessment

The change removes a reference to a specific CloudFormation template URL but maintains the requirement for a service role. There's no evidence this addresses a security vulnerability or adds security documentation. This appears to be general documentation cleanup.

Diff

diff --git a/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-opsworkscm-server.md b/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-opsworkscm-server.md
index 4ba57f216..9be80112b 100644
--- a//AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-opsworkscm-server.md
+++ b//AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-opsworkscm-server.md
@@ -379 +379 @@ _Minimum_ : `1`
-The service role that the AWS OpsWorks CM service backend uses to work with your account. Although the AWS OpsWorks management console typically creates the service role for you, if you are using the AWS CLI or API commands, run the service-role-creation.yaml AWS CloudFormation template, located at https://s3.amazonaws.com/opsworks-cm-us-east-1-prod-default-assets/misc/opsworks-cm-roles.yaml. This template creates a CloudFormation stack that includes the service role and instance profile that you need. 
+The service role that the AWS OpsWorks CM service backend uses to work with your account.