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AWS codepipeline documentation change

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

File: codepipeline/latest/userguide/appendix-github-oauth.md

Summary

Updated references from 'AWS CloudFormation' to 'CloudFormation' for consistency in branding

Security assessment

Changes are purely cosmetic branding updates (removing 'AWS' prefix from CloudFormation references). No security-related content was added, modified, or referenced. The GitHub token storage recommendation remains unchanged and follows standard security practices.

Diff

diff --git a/codepipeline/latest/userguide/appendix-github-oauth.md b/codepipeline/latest/userguide/appendix-github-oauth.md
index 1a12ed248..1c982f5c1 100644
--- a//codepipeline/latest/userguide/appendix-github-oauth.md
+++ b//codepipeline/latest/userguide/appendix-github-oauth.md
@@ -19 +19 @@ To integrate with GitHub, CodePipeline uses a GitHub OAuth application for your
-When you configure a GitHub (via GitHub App) source action in AWS CloudFormation, you do not include any GitHub token information or add a webhook resource. You configure a connections resource as shown in [AWS::CodeStarConnections::Connection](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-codestarconnections-connection.html) in the _AWS CloudFormation User Guide._
+When you configure a GitHub (via GitHub App) source action in CloudFormation, you do not include any GitHub token information or add a webhook resource. You configure a connections resource as shown in [AWS::CodeStarConnections::Connection](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-codestarconnections-connection.html) in the _CloudFormation User Guide._
@@ -146 +146 @@ Represents the GitHub authentication token that allows CodePipeline to perform o
-  * When you use an AWS CloudFormation template to create the pipeline, you must first store the token as a secret in AWS Secrets Manager. You include the value for this field as a dynamic reference to the stored secret in Secrets Manager, such as `{{resolve:secretsmanager:MyGitHubSecret:SecretString:token}}`.
+  * When you use an CloudFormation template to create the pipeline, you must first store the token as a secret in AWS Secrets Manager. You include the value for this field as a dynamic reference to the stored secret in Secrets Manager, such as `{{resolve:secretsmanager:MyGitHubSecret:SecretString:token}}`.
@@ -158 +158 @@ Required: No
-`PollForSourceChanges` controls whether CodePipeline polls the GitHub repository for source changes. We recommend that you use webhooks to detect source changes instead. For more information about configuring webhooks, see [Migrate polling pipelines to webhooks (GitHub (via OAuth app) source actions) (CLI)](./update-change-detection.html#update-change-detection-cli-github) or [Update pipelines for push events (GitHub (via OAuth app) source actions) (AWS CloudFormation template)](./update-change-detection.html#update-change-detection-cfn-github).
+`PollForSourceChanges` controls whether CodePipeline polls the GitHub repository for source changes. We recommend that you use webhooks to detect source changes instead. For more information about configuring webhooks, see [Migrate polling pipelines to webhooks (GitHub (via OAuth app) source actions) (CLI)](./update-change-detection.html#update-change-detection-cli-github) or [Update pipelines for push events (GitHub (via OAuth app) source actions) (CloudFormation template)](./update-change-detection.html#update-change-detection-cfn-github).
@@ -306 +306 @@ The first time you use the console to add a GitHub repository to a pipeline, you
-When you use the CLI or an AWS CloudFormation template, you must provide the value for a personal access token that you have already created in GitHub.
+When you use the CLI or an CloudFormation template, you must provide the value for a personal access token that you have already created in GitHub.
@@ -312 +312 @@ The following related resources can help you as you work with this action.
-  * Resource reference for the [AWS CloudFormation User Guide AWS::CodePipeline::Webhook](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-codepipeline-webhook.html) – This includes field definitions, examples, and snippets for the resource in AWS CloudFormation.
+  * Resource reference for the [AWS CloudFormation User Guide AWS::CodePipeline::Webhook](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-codepipeline-webhook.html) – This includes field definitions, examples, and snippets for the resource in CloudFormation.
@@ -314 +314 @@ The following related resources can help you as you work with this action.
-  * Resource reference for the [AWS CloudFormation User Guide AWS::CodeStar::GitHubRepository](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-codestar-githubrepository.html) – This includes field definitions, examples, and snippets for the resource in AWS CloudFormation.
+  * Resource reference for the [AWS CloudFormation User Guide AWS::CodeStar::GitHubRepository](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-codestar-githubrepository.html) – This includes field definitions, examples, and snippets for the resource in CloudFormation.