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AWS AWSCloudFormation documentation change

Service: AWSCloudFormation · 2025-11-19 · Documentation low

File: AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-authentication.md

Summary

Updated terminology from 'AWS CloudFormation' to 'CloudFormation' in authentication context

Security assessment

Terminology update in authentication documentation without changes to security mechanisms or best practices.

Diff

diff --git a/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-authentication.md b/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-authentication.md
index 0d1695be9..b2bc1e176 100644
--- a//AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-authentication.md
+++ b//AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-authentication.md
@@ -5 +5 @@ SyntaxPropertiesExamples
-This is the new _AWS CloudFormation Template Reference Guide_. Please update your bookmarks and links. For help getting started with CloudFormation, see the [AWS CloudFormation User Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/Welcome.html).
+This is the new _CloudFormation Template Reference Guide_. Please update your bookmarks and links. For help getting started with CloudFormation, see the [AWS CloudFormation User Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/Welcome.html).
@@ -15 +15 @@ You can also specify authentication information for files directly in the `AWS::
-For files, AWS CloudFormation looks for authentication information in the following order:
+For files, CloudFormation looks for authentication information in the following order: