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AWS controltower documentation change

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

File: controltower/latest/controlreference/cloudfront-rules.md

Summary

Updated documentation to replace 'AWS CloudFormation' with 'CloudFormation' in multiple sections, removing redundant AWS branding from CloudFormation references

Security assessment

The changes are purely branding/naming updates without altering security controls or addressing vulnerabilities. All security-related rules (CT.CLOUDFRONT.PR.*) and their validation logic remain unchanged.

Diff

diff --git a/controltower/latest/controlreference/cloudfront-rules.md b/controltower/latest/controlreference/cloudfront-rules.md
index 30940c69c..c3335b692 100644
--- a//controltower/latest/controlreference/cloudfront-rules.md
+++ b//controltower/latest/controlreference/cloudfront-rules.md
@@ -42 +42 @@ This control checks whether an Amazon CloudFront distribution is configured to r
-  * **Implementation:** AWS CloudFormation Guard Rule
+  * **Implementation:** CloudFormation Guard Rule
@@ -48 +48 @@ This control checks whether an Amazon CloudFront distribution is configured to r
-  * **AWS CloudFormation guard rule:** CT.CLOUDFRONT.PR.1 rule specification
+  * **CloudFormation guard rule:** CT.CLOUDFRONT.PR.1 rule specification
@@ -146 +146 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution configured with a default root object. The exampl
-    #    AWS CloudFormation, AWS CloudFormation hook
+    #    CloudFormation, CloudFormation hook
@@ -153 +153 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution configured with a default root object. The exampl
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -157 +157 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution configured with a default root object. The exampl
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -163 +163 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution configured with a default root object. The exampl
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -328 +328 @@ This control checks whether Amazon CloudFront distributions backed by Amazon S3
-  * **Implementation:** AWS CloudFormation Guard Rule
+  * **Implementation:** CloudFormation Guard Rule
@@ -334 +334 @@ This control checks whether Amazon CloudFront distributions backed by Amazon S3
-  * **AWS CloudFormation guard rule:**CT.CLOUDFRONT.PR.2 rule specification
+  * **CloudFormation guard rule:**CT.CLOUDFRONT.PR.2 rule specification
@@ -455 +455 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution with an Amazon S3 bucket origin and origin access
-    #   AWS CloudFormation, AWS CloudFormation hook
+    #   CloudFormation, CloudFormation hook
@@ -462 +462 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution with an Amazon S3 bucket origin and origin access
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -466 +466 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution with an Amazon S3 bucket origin and origin access
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -472 +472 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution with an Amazon S3 bucket origin and origin access
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -477 +477 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution with an Amazon S3 bucket origin and origin access
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -484 +484 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution with an Amazon S3 bucket origin and origin access
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -787 +787 @@ This control checks whether your Amazon CloudFront distributions use HTTPS, eith
-  * **Implementation:** AWS CloudFormation Guard Rule
+  * **Implementation:** CloudFormation Guard Rule
@@ -793 +793 @@ This control checks whether your Amazon CloudFront distributions use HTTPS, eith
-  * **AWS CloudFormation guard rule:** CT.CLOUDFRONT.PR.3 rule specification
+  * **CloudFormation guard rule:** CT.CLOUDFRONT.PR.3 rule specification
@@ -957 +957 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution configured with a cache behavior that redirects v
-    #   AWS CloudFormation, AWS CloudFormation hook
+    #   CloudFormation, CloudFormation hook
@@ -964 +964 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution configured with a cache behavior that redirects v
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -968 +968 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution configured with a cache behavior that redirects v
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -973 +973 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution configured with a cache behavior that redirects v
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -980 +980 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution configured with a cache behavior that redirects v
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -987 +987 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution configured with a cache behavior that redirects v
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -993 +993 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution configured with a cache behavior that redirects v
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -1172 +1172 @@ This control checks whether your Amazon CloudFront distribution is configured wi
-  * **Implementation:** AWS CloudFormation Guard Rule
+  * **Implementation:** CloudFormation Guard Rule
@@ -1178 +1178 @@ This control checks whether your Amazon CloudFront distribution is configured wi
-  * **AWS CloudFormation guard rule:** CT.CLOUDFRONT.PR.4 rule specification
+  * **CloudFormation guard rule:** CT.CLOUDFRONT.PR.4 rule specification
@@ -1326 +1326 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution configured with an origin group that contains two
-    #   AWS CloudFormation, AWS CloudFormation hook
+    #   CloudFormation, CloudFormation hook
@@ -1333 +1333 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution configured with an origin group that contains two
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -1337 +1337 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution configured with an origin group that contains two
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -1342 +1342 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution configured with an origin group that contains two
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -1348 +1348 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution configured with an origin group that contains two
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -1355 +1355 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution configured with an origin group that contains two
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -1550 +1550 @@ This control checks whether Amazon CloudFront distributions are configured with
-  * **Implementation:** AWS CloudFormation Guard Rule
+  * **Implementation:** CloudFormation Guard Rule
@@ -1556 +1556 @@ This control checks whether Amazon CloudFront distributions are configured with
-  * **AWS CloudFormation guard rule:** CT.CLOUDFRONT.PR.5 rule specification
+  * **CloudFormation guard rule:** CT.CLOUDFRONT.PR.5 rule specification
@@ -1664 +1664 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution configured with access logging enabled. The examp
-    #   AWS CloudFormation, AWS CloudFormation hook
+    #   CloudFormation, CloudFormation hook
@@ -1671 +1671 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution configured with access logging enabled. The examp
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -1675 +1675 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution configured with access logging enabled. The examp
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -1680 +1680 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution configured with access logging enabled. The examp
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -1687 +1687 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution configured with access logging enabled. The examp
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -1908 +1908 @@ This control checks whether the certificate associated with an Amazon CloudFront
-  * **Implementation:** AWS CloudFormation Guard Rule
+  * **Implementation:** CloudFormation Guard Rule
@@ -1914 +1914 @@ This control checks whether the certificate associated with an Amazon CloudFront
-  * **AWS CloudFormation guard rule:** CT.CLOUDFRONT.PR.6 rule specification
+  * **CloudFormation guard rule:** CT.CLOUDFRONT.PR.6 rule specification
@@ -2028 +2028 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution configured with an AWS Certificate Manager SSL ce
-    #   AWS CloudFormation, AWS CloudFormation hook
+    #   CloudFormation, CloudFormation hook
@@ -2035 +2035 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution configured with an AWS Certificate Manager SSL ce
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -2039 +2039 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution configured with an AWS Certificate Manager SSL ce
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -2044 +2044 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution configured with an AWS Certificate Manager SSL ce
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -2050 +2050 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution configured with an AWS Certificate Manager SSL ce
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -2058 +2058 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution configured with an AWS Certificate Manager SSL ce
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -2287 +2287 @@ This control checks whether your Amazon CloudFront distributions are configured
-  * **Implementation:** AWS CloudFormation Guard Rule
+  * **Implementation:** CloudFormation Guard Rule
@@ -2293 +2293 @@ This control checks whether your Amazon CloudFront distributions are configured
-  * **AWS CloudFormation guard rule:** CT.CLOUDFRONT.PR.7 rule specification
+  * **CloudFormation guard rule:** CT.CLOUDFRONT.PR.7 rule specification
@@ -2407 +2407 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution configured to use SNI to serve HTTPS requests. Th
-    #   AWS CloudFormation, AWS CloudFormation hook
+    #   CloudFormation, CloudFormation hook
@@ -2414 +2414 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution configured to use SNI to serve HTTPS requests. Th
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -2418 +2418 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution configured to use SNI to serve HTTPS requests. Th
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -2423 +2423 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution configured to use SNI to serve HTTPS requests. Th
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -2429 +2429 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution configured to use SNI to serve HTTPS requests. Th
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -2437 +2437 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution configured to use SNI to serve HTTPS requests. Th
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -2446 +2446 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution configured to use SNI to serve HTTPS requests. Th
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -2688 +2688 @@ This control checks whether your Amazon CloudFront distributions are encrypting
-  * **Implementation:** AWS CloudFormation Guard Rule
+  * **Implementation:** CloudFormation Guard Rule
@@ -2694 +2694 @@ This control checks whether your Amazon CloudFront distributions are encrypting
-  * **AWS CloudFormation guard rule:** CT.CLOUDFRONT.PR.8 rule specification
+  * **CloudFormation guard rule:** CT.CLOUDFRONT.PR.8 rule specification
@@ -2884 +2884 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution configured to require HTTPS connections to custom
-    #   AWS CloudFormation, AWS CloudFormation hook
+    #   CloudFormation, CloudFormation hook
@@ -2891 +2891 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution configured to require HTTPS connections to custom
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -2895 +2895 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution configured to require HTTPS connections to custom
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -2900 +2900 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution configured to require HTTPS connections to custom
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -2906 +2906 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution configured to require HTTPS connections to custom
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -2911 +2911 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution configured to require HTTPS connections to custom
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -2918 +2918 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution configured to require HTTPS connections to custom
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -2927 +2927 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution configured to require HTTPS connections to custom
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -2934 +2934 @@ Amazon CloudFront distribution configured to require HTTPS connections to custom