AWS AWSCloudFormation documentation change
Summary
Updated branding from 'AWS CloudFormation' to 'CloudFormation' in multiple sections, clarified dependency management for IAM role policies during stack deletion
Security assessment
Changes are branding updates and documentation clarifications about resource dependencies. No specific security vulnerabilities or security feature enhancements are mentioned.
Diff
diff --git a/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-iam-role.md b/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-iam-role.md index 4dd84e560..cff27e6af 100644 --- a//AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-iam-role.md +++ b//AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-iam-role.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). @@ -15 +15 @@ For more information about roles, see [IAM roles](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IA -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: @@ -160 +160 @@ For information about limits on the number of inline policies that you can embed -If an external policy (such as `AWS::IAM::Policy` or `AWS::IAM::ManagedPolicy`) has a `Ref` to a role and if a resource (such as `AWS::ECS::Service`) also has a `Ref` to the same role, add a `DependsOn` attribute to the resource to make the resource depend on the external policy. This dependency ensures that the role's policy is available throughout the resource's lifecycle. For example, when you delete a stack with an `AWS::ECS::Service` resource, the `DependsOn` attribute ensures that AWS CloudFormation deletes the `AWS::ECS::Service` resource before deleting its role's policy. +If an external policy (such as `AWS::IAM::Policy` or `AWS::IAM::ManagedPolicy`) has a `Ref` to a role and if a resource (such as `AWS::ECS::Service`) also has a `Ref` to the same role, add a `DependsOn` attribute to the resource to make the resource depend on the external policy. This dependency ensures that the role's policy is available throughout the resource's lifecycle. For example, when you delete a stack with an `AWS::ECS::Service` resource, the `DependsOn` attribute ensures that CloudFormation deletes the `AWS::ECS::Service` resource before deleting its role's policy. @@ -175 +175 @@ This parameter allows (per its [regex pattern](http://wikipedia.org/wiki/regex)) -If you don't specify a name, AWS CloudFormation generates a unique physical ID and uses that ID for the role name. +If you don't specify a name, CloudFormation generates a unique physical ID and uses that ID for the role name. @@ -177 +177 @@ If you don't specify a name, AWS CloudFormation generates a unique physical ID a -If you specify a name, you must specify the `CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM` value to acknowledge your template's capabilities. For more information, see [Acknowledging IAM Resources in AWS CloudFormation Templates](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-iam-template.html#using-iam-capabilities). +If you specify a name, you must specify the `CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM` value to acknowledge your template's capabilities. For more information, see [Acknowledging IAM Resources in CloudFormation Templates](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-iam-template.html#using-iam-capabilities).