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AWS waf documentation change

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

File: waf/latest/developerguide/waf-migrating-procedure-automatic.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 documentation phrasing. There is no evidence of addressing security vulnerabilities, weaknesses, or incidents. The updates focus on nomenclature rather than security controls, mitigations, or feature enhancements.

Diff

diff --git a/waf/latest/developerguide/waf-migrating-procedure-automatic.md b/waf/latest/developerguide/waf-migrating-procedure-automatic.md
index b2a7e2487..e84e0402b 100644
--- a//waf/latest/developerguide/waf-migrating-procedure-automatic.md
+++ b//waf/latest/developerguide/waf-migrating-procedure-automatic.md
@@ -9 +9 @@ You can now use the updated experience to access AWS WAF functionality anywhere
-# Migrating a protection pack or web ACL: automated migration
+# Migrating a protection pack (web ACL): automated migration
@@ -11 +11 @@ You can now use the updated experience to access AWS WAF functionality anywhere
-###### To automatically migrate a protection pack or web ACL configuration from AWS WAF Classic to AWS WAF
+###### To automatically migrate a protection pack (web ACL) configuration from AWS WAF Classic to AWS WAF
@@ -15 +15 @@ You can now use the updated experience to access AWS WAF functionality anywhere
-  2. Choose **Switch to AWS WAF Classic** and review your configuration settings for the protection pack or web ACL. Make note of the settings, considering the caveats and limitations described in the preceding section, [Migration caveats and limitations](./waf-migrating-caveats.html).
+  2. Choose **Switch to AWS WAF Classic** and review your configuration settings for the protection pack (web ACL). Make note of the settings, considering the caveats and limitations described in the preceding section, [Migration caveats and limitations](./waf-migrating-caveats.html).
@@ -17 +17 @@ You can now use the updated experience to access AWS WAF functionality anywhere
-  3. In the informational dialogue at the top, locate the sentence that starts with **Migrate protection pack or web ACLs** and choose the link to the **migration wizard**. This launches the migration wizard.
+  3. In the informational dialogue at the top, locate the sentence that starts with **Migrate protection packs (web ACLs)** and choose the link to the **migration wizard**. This launches the migration wizard.
@@ -21 +21 @@ If you don't see the informational dialogue, you might have closed it since you
-  4. Select the protection pack or web ACL that you want to migrate. 
+  4. Select the protection pack (web ACL) that you want to migrate. 
@@ -29 +29 @@ If you don't see the informational dialogue, you might have closed it since you
-     * The bucket must be in the Region where you are deploying the template. For example, for a protection pack or web ACL in `us-west-2`, you must use an Amazon S3 bucket in `us-west-2` and you must deploy the template stack to `us-west-2`. 
+     * The bucket must be in the Region where you are deploying the template. For example, for a protection pack (web ACL) in `us-west-2`, you must use an Amazon S3 bucket in `us-west-2` and you must deploy the template stack to `us-west-2`. 
@@ -83 +83 @@ JSON
-  9. For **Create AWS CloudFormation template** , verify your settings, then choose **Start creating AWS CloudFormation template** to begin the migration process. This can take a few minutes, depending on the complexity of your protection pack or web ACL.
+  9. For **Create AWS CloudFormation template** , verify your settings, then choose **Start creating AWS CloudFormation template** to begin the migration process. This can take a few minutes, depending on the complexity of your protection pack (web ACL).
@@ -85 +85 @@ JSON
-  10. In **Create and run AWS CloudFormation stack to complete migration** , you can choose to go to the AWS CloudFormation console to create a stack from the template, to create the new protection pack or web ACL and its resources. To do this, choose **Create AWS CloudFormation stack**. 
+  10. In **Create and run AWS CloudFormation stack to complete migration** , you can choose to go to the AWS CloudFormation console to create a stack from the template, to create the new protection pack (web ACL) and its resources. To do this, choose **Create AWS CloudFormation stack**. 
@@ -90 +90 @@ JSON
-After the automatic migration process completes, you're ready to proceed to the manual follow-up steps. See [Migrating a protection pack or web ACL: manual follow-up](./waf-migrating-procedure-manual-finish.html).
+After the automatic migration process completes, you're ready to proceed to the manual follow-up steps. See [Migrating a protection pack (web ACL): manual follow-up](./waf-migrating-procedure-manual-finish.html).
@@ -98 +98 @@ To use the Amazon Web Services Documentation, Javascript must be enabled. Please
-Migrating a protection pack or web ACL
+Migrating a protection pack (web ACL)