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AWS AWSCloudFormation documentation change

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

File: AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-iam-grouppolicy.md

Summary

Changed 'AWS CloudFormation' to 'CloudFormation' in introduction and policy format documentation

Security assessment

Updates are terminology consistency changes. Policy conversion from YAML to JSON behavior remains unchanged, no security implications modified.

Diff

diff --git a/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-iam-grouppolicy.md b/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-iam-grouppolicy.md
index 26fd1bcdc..2006b2b49 100644
--- a//AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-iam-grouppolicy.md
+++ b//AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-iam-grouppolicy.md
@@ -5 +5 @@ SyntaxPropertiesReturn valuesExamplesSee also
-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).
@@ -17 +17 @@ For information about the maximum number of inline policies that you can embed i
-To declare this entity in your AWS CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:
+To declare this entity in your CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:
@@ -68 +68 @@ The policy document.
-You must provide policies in JSON format in IAM. However, for AWS CloudFormation templates formatted in YAML, you can provide the policy in JSON or YAML format. AWS CloudFormation always converts a YAML policy to JSON format before submitting it to IAM.
+You must provide policies in JSON format in IAM. However, for CloudFormation templates formatted in YAML, you can provide the policy in JSON or YAML format. CloudFormation always converts a YAML policy to JSON format before submitting it to IAM.