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AWS AWSCloudFormation documentation change

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

File: AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-ssm-association.md

Summary

Updated branding from 'AWS CloudFormation' to 'CloudFormation' and clarified drift detection note

Security assessment

Changes are terminology updates and a clarification about drift detection behavior. The drift detection note relates to operational reliability, not security vulnerabilities.

Diff

diff --git a/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-ssm-association.md b/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-ssm-association.md
index ac300094b..50b62a03e 100644
--- a//AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-ssm-association.md
+++ b//AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-ssm-association.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).
@@ -13 +13 @@ The `AWS::SSM::Association` resource creates a State Manager association for you
-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:
@@ -331 +331 @@ The number of seconds the service should wait for the association status to show
-When you specify a value for the `WaitForSuccessTimeoutSeconds`, [drift detection](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-stack-drift.html) for your AWS CloudFormation stack’s configuration might yield inaccurate results. If drift detection is important in your scenario, we recommend that you don’t include `WaitForSuccessTimeoutSeconds` in your template.
+When you specify a value for the `WaitForSuccessTimeoutSeconds`, [drift detection](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-stack-drift.html) for your CloudFormation stack’s configuration might yield inaccurate results. If drift detection is important in your scenario, we recommend that you don’t include `WaitForSuccessTimeoutSeconds` in your template.