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AWS waf documentation change

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

File: waf/latest/developerguide/waf-custom-request-response.md

Summary

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

Security assessment

The changes are purely terminological clarifications to align with proper product naming conventions. There is no evidence of addressing security vulnerabilities or adding new security features - only documentation consistency improvements.

Diff

diff --git a/waf/latest/developerguide/waf-custom-request-response.md b/waf/latest/developerguide/waf-custom-request-response.md
index d7f571635..e5b6f1db6 100644
--- a//waf/latest/developerguide/waf-custom-request-response.md
+++ b//waf/latest/developerguide/waf-custom-request-response.md
@@ -11 +11 @@ You can now use the updated experience to access AWS WAF functionality anywhere
-This section explains how to add custom web request and response handling behavior to your AWS WAF rule actions and default protection pack or web ACL actions. Your custom settings apply whenever the action they're attached to applies. 
+This section explains how to add custom web request and response handling behavior to your AWS WAF rule actions and default protection pack (web ACL) actions. Your custom settings apply whenever the action they're attached to applies. 
@@ -31 +31 @@ You can specify a custom request or response when you define the following actio
-  * Default action for a protection pack or web ACL. For information, see [Setting the protection pack or web ACL default action in AWS WAF](./web-acl-default-action.html).
+  * Default action for a protection pack (web ACL). For information, see [Setting the protection pack (web ACL) default action in AWS WAF](./web-acl-default-action.html).
@@ -38 +38 @@ You can specify a custom request or response when you define the following actio
-You _cannot_ specify custom request handling in the override action for a rule group that you use in a protection pack or web ACL. See [Using protection pack or web ACLs with rules and rule groups in AWS WAF](./web-acl-processing.html). Also see [Using managed rule group statements in AWS WAF](./waf-rule-statement-type-managed-rule-group.html) and [Using rule group statements in AWS WAF](./waf-rule-statement-type-rule-group.html).
+You _cannot_ specify custom request handling in the override action for a rule group that you use in a protection pack (web ACL). See [Using protection packs (web ACLs) with rules and rule groups in AWS WAF](./web-acl-processing.html). Also see [Using managed rule group statements in AWS WAF](./waf-rule-statement-type-managed-rule-group.html) and [Using rule group statements in AWS WAF](./waf-rule-statement-type-rule-group.html).
@@ -42 +42 @@ You _cannot_ specify custom request handling in the override action for a rule g
-When you create or change a protection pack or web ACL or other AWS WAF resources, the changes take a small amount of time to propagate to all areas where the resources are stored. The propagation time can be from a few seconds to a number of minutes. 
+When you create or change a protection pack (web ACL) or other AWS WAF resources, the changes take a small amount of time to propagate to all areas where the resources are stored. The propagation time can be from a few seconds to a number of minutes. 
@@ -46 +46 @@ The following are examples of the temporary inconsistencies that you might notic
-  * After you create a protection pack or web ACL, if you try to associate it with a resource, you might get an exception indicating that the protection pack or web ACL is unavailable. 
+  * After you create a protection pack (web ACL), if you try to associate it with a resource, you might get an exception indicating that the protection pack (web ACL) is unavailable. 
@@ -48 +48 @@ The following are examples of the temporary inconsistencies that you might notic
-  * After you add a rule group to a protection pack or web ACL, the new rule group rules might be in effect in one area where the protection pack or web ACL is used and not in another.
+  * After you add a rule group to a protection pack (web ACL), the new rule group rules might be in effect in one area where the protection pack (web ACL) is used and not in another.
@@ -59 +59 @@ The following are examples of the temporary inconsistencies that you might notic
-AWS WAF defines maximum settings for your use of custom requests and responses. For example, a maximum number of request headers per protection pack or web ACL or rule group, and a maximum number of custom headers for a single custom response definition. For information, see [AWS WAF quotas](./limits.html).
+AWS WAF defines maximum settings for your use of custom requests and responses. For example, a maximum number of request headers per protection pack (web ACL) or rule group, and a maximum number of custom headers for a single custom response definition. For information, see [AWS WAF quotas](./limits.html).