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AWS waf documentation change

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

File: waf/latest/developerguide/waf-bot-control-false-positives.md

Summary

Updated terminology from 'protection pack or web ACL' to 'protection pack (web ACL)' for consistency

Security assessment

The changes are editorial clarifications to standardize terminology. No security vulnerabilities, mitigations, or new security features are mentioned.

Diff

diff --git a/waf/latest/developerguide/waf-bot-control-false-positives.md b/waf/latest/developerguide/waf-bot-control-false-positives.md
index da0a1f124..0321b3f45 100644
--- a//waf/latest/developerguide/waf-bot-control-false-positives.md
+++ b//waf/latest/developerguide/waf-bot-control-false-positives.md
@@ -13 +13 @@ This section provides example situations where you might encounter false positiv
-We have carefully selected the rules in the AWS WAF Bot Control managed rule group to minimize false positives. We test the rules against global traffic and monitor their impact on test protection pack or web ACLs. However, it's still possible to get false positives due to changes in traffic patterns. Additionally, some use cases are known to cause false positives and will require customization specific to your web traffic. 
+We have carefully selected the rules in the AWS WAF Bot Control managed rule group to minimize false positives. We test the rules against global traffic and monitor their impact on test protection packs (web ACLs). However, it's still possible to get false positives due to changes in traffic patterns. Additionally, some use cases are known to cause false positives and will require customization specific to your web traffic. 
@@ -42 +42 @@ To use the Amazon Web Services Documentation, Javascript must be enabled. Please
-Adding the Bot Control managed rule group to your protection pack or web ACL
+Adding the Bot Control managed rule group to your protection pack (web ACL)