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AWS waf documentation change

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

File: waf/latest/developerguide/waf-rule-statement-type-rate-based.md

Summary

Updated terminology from 'protection pack or web ACL' to 'protection pack (web ACL)' in multiple locations

Security assessment

The changes appear to be documentation clarifications regarding terminology unification between 'protection pack' and 'web ACL'. No security vulnerabilities or security feature additions are mentioned.

Diff

diff --git a/waf/latest/developerguide/waf-rule-statement-type-rate-based.md b/waf/latest/developerguide/waf-rule-statement-type-rate-based.md
index 6df256218..4f1661e79 100644
--- a//waf/latest/developerguide/waf-rule-statement-type-rate-based.md
+++ b//waf/latest/developerguide/waf-rule-statement-type-rate-based.md
@@ -21 +21 @@ AWS WAF tracks and manages web requests separately for each instance of a rate-b
-**Not nestable** – You can't nest this statement type inside other statements. You can include it directly in a protection pack or web ACL or rule group. 
+**Not nestable** – You can't nest this statement type inside other statements. You can include it directly in a protection pack (web ACL) or rule group. 
@@ -29 +29 @@ AWS WAF tracks and manages web requests separately for each instance of a rate-b
-  * **Rule builder** in your protection pack or web ACL, on the console – Under **Rule** , for **Type** , choose **Rate-based rule**.
+  * **Rule builder** in your protection pack (web ACL), on the console – Under **Rule** , for **Type** , choose **Rate-based rule**.