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AWS IAM documentation change

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

File: IAM/latest/UserGuide/security-audit-guide.md

Summary

Updated reference from 'AWS CloudFormation templates' to 'CloudFormation templates' in audit context list

Security assessment

Change only modifies naming convention (removing 'AWS' prefix) without altering security guidance or introducing new security considerations. The audit context remains functionally identical.

Diff

diff --git a/IAM/latest/UserGuide/security-audit-guide.md b/IAM/latest/UserGuide/security-audit-guide.md
index 7e6b5dc9d..055c401e3 100644
--- a//IAM/latest/UserGuide/security-audit-guide.md
+++ b//IAM/latest/UserGuide/security-audit-guide.md
@@ -50 +50 @@ Audit your security configuration in the following situations:
-  * If you've added or removed software in your accounts, such as applications on Amazon EC2 instances, OpsWorks stacks, AWS CloudFormation templates, etc.
+  * If you've added or removed software in your accounts, such as applications on Amazon EC2 instances, OpsWorks stacks, CloudFormation templates, etc.