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AWS AWSCloudFormation documentation change

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

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

Summary

Updated terminology from 'AWS CloudFormation' to 'CloudFormation' in multiple sections and link text

Security assessment

Changes are branding/terminology updates without altering security implications. No security vulnerabilities or security feature documentation added.

Diff

diff --git a/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-iam-user.md b/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-iam-user.md
index dea3e6b3a..0694c0a74 100644
--- a//AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-iam-user.md
+++ b//AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-iam-user.md
@@ -5 +5 @@ SyntaxPropertiesReturn valuesSee 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 information about quotas for the number of IAM users you can create, see [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:
@@ -173 +173 @@ 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 user name.
+If you don't specify a name, CloudFormation generates a unique physical ID and uses that ID for the user name.
@@ -175 +175 @@ 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).