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AWS waf documentation change

Service: waf · 2025-08-22 · Documentation low

File: waf/latest/developerguide/shield-policies-auto-app-layer-mitigation.md

Summary

Standardized phrasing from 'protection pack or web ACLs' to 'protection packs (web ACLs)'

Security assessment

This is a documentation consistency update. No security-related changes are introduced; it only clarifies compatibility requirements for AWS WAF v2 without addressing vulnerabilities or security features.

Diff

diff --git a/waf/latest/developerguide/shield-policies-auto-app-layer-mitigation.md b/waf/latest/developerguide/shield-policies-auto-app-layer-mitigation.md
index f2571374c..0ae1dc7b5 100644
--- a//waf/latest/developerguide/shield-policies-auto-app-layer-mitigation.md
+++ b//waf/latest/developerguide/shield-policies-auto-app-layer-mitigation.md
@@ -25 +25 @@ If applying your Shield Advanced policy to Amazon CloudFront distributions, you
-  * Automatic application layer DDoS mitigation works only with protection pack or web ACLs that were created using the latest version of AWS WAF (v2). 
+  * Automatic application layer DDoS mitigation works only with protection packs (web ACLs) that were created using the latest version of AWS WAF (v2). 
@@ -49 +49 @@ You can choose to have Firewall Manager enable or disable automatic mitigation f
-Automatic application layer DDoS mitigation works only with protection pack or web ACLs that were created using the latest version of AWS WAF (v2). 
+Automatic application layer DDoS mitigation works only with protection packs (web ACLs) that were created using the latest version of AWS WAF (v2).