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AWS IAM documentation change

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

File: IAM/latest/UserGuide/tutorial_saml-idp-and-federated-role.md

Summary

Updated documentation to replace 'AWS CloudFormation' with 'CloudFormation' throughout the file for terminology consistency

Security assessment

Changes are purely branding/terminology updates (removing 'AWS' from CloudFormation references). No security-related content modifications or vulnerability fixes are present in the diff.

Diff

diff --git a/IAM/latest/UserGuide/tutorial_saml-idp-and-federated-role.md b/IAM/latest/UserGuide/tutorial_saml-idp-and-federated-role.md
index 0c8387bfd..ea68cb85c 100644
--- a//IAM/latest/UserGuide/tutorial_saml-idp-and-federated-role.md
+++ b//IAM/latest/UserGuide/tutorial_saml-idp-and-federated-role.md
@@ -7 +7 @@ PrerequisitesCreate the resourcesTest federationDelete resourcesTemplate details
-# IAM tutorial: Use an AWS CloudFormation template to create a SAML Identity Provider (IdP) and SAML federated IAM role
+# IAM tutorial: Use an CloudFormation template to create a SAML Identity Provider (IdP) and SAML federated IAM role
@@ -9 +9 @@ PrerequisitesCreate the resourcesTest federationDelete resourcesTemplate details
-To get familiar with SAML federation and its capabilities, you'll use an AWS CloudFormation template to set up a SAML Identity Provider (IdP) and associated federated IAM role. This tutorial shows you how to create both resources together in a single stack.
+To get familiar with SAML federation and its capabilities, you'll use an CloudFormation template to set up a SAML Identity Provider (IdP) and associated federated IAM role. This tutorial shows you how to create both resources together in a single stack.
@@ -35 +35 @@ This tutorial assumes that you have the following already in place:
-## Create a SAML IdP and role using AWS CloudFormation
+## Create a SAML IdP and role using CloudFormation
@@ -56 +56 @@ Next, use the template you've saved to provision a CloudFormation stack.
-  1. Open the AWS CloudFormation console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation](https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/).
+  1. Open the CloudFormation console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation](https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/).
@@ -145 +145 @@ Choosing this option prevents you from possibly being billed for resources whose
-AWS CloudFormation creates the stack. Once the stack creation is complete, the stack resources are ready to use. You can use the **Resources** tab on the stack detail page to view the resources that were provisioned in your account.
+CloudFormation creates the stack. Once the stack creation is complete, the stack resources are ready to use. You can use the **Resources** tab on the stack detail page to view the resources that were provisioned in your account.
@@ -189 +189 @@ As a final step, you'll delete the stack and the resources it contains.
-  1. Open the AWS CloudFormation console.
+  1. Open the CloudFormation console.
@@ -202 +202 @@ CloudFormation initiates deletion of the stack and all resources it includes.
-The AWS CloudFormation template for this tutorial will create the following resources in your account:
+The CloudFormation template for this tutorial will create the following resources in your account:
@@ -575 +575 @@ To use the Amazon Web Services Documentation, Javascript must be enabled. Please
-Create SAML federated role with AWS CloudFormation
+Create SAML federated role with CloudFormation