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AWS controltower documentation change

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

File: controltower/latest/controlreference/wafv2-rules.md

Summary

Updated documentation to remove 'AWS' prefix from CloudFormation references (branding/style change)

Security assessment

Changes only modify terminology from 'AWS CloudFormation' to 'CloudFormation' without altering security controls or addressing vulnerabilities. No evidence of security impact.

Diff

diff --git a/controltower/latest/controlreference/wafv2-rules.md b/controltower/latest/controlreference/wafv2-rules.md
index f1e4c984f..14d698c8a 100644
--- a//controltower/latest/controlreference/wafv2-rules.md
+++ b//controltower/latest/controlreference/wafv2-rules.md
@@ -24 +24 @@ This control checks whether an AWS WAFV2 web ACL contains any WAF rules or WAF r
-  * **Implementation:** AWS CloudFormation Guard Rule
+  * **Implementation:** CloudFormation Guard Rule
@@ -30 +30 @@ This control checks whether an AWS WAFV2 web ACL contains any WAF rules or WAF r
-  * **AWS CloudFormation guard rule:** CT.WAFV2.PR.1 rule specification
+  * **CloudFormation guard rule:** CT.WAFV2.PR.1 rule specification
@@ -157 +157 @@ AWS WAFV2 web ACL configured with a rule to block requests based on a cross-site
-    #   AWS CloudFormation, AWS CloudFormation hook
+    #   CloudFormation, CloudFormation hook
@@ -164 +164 @@ AWS WAFV2 web ACL configured with a rule to block requests based on a cross-site
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -168 +168 @@ AWS WAFV2 web ACL configured with a rule to block requests based on a cross-site
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -173 +173 @@ AWS WAFV2 web ACL configured with a rule to block requests based on a cross-site
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -178 +178 @@ AWS WAFV2 web ACL configured with a rule to block requests based on a cross-site
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -304 +304 @@ This control checks whether AWS WAFV2 rule groups contain rules.
-  * **Implementation:** AWS CloudFormation Guard Rule
+  * **Implementation:** CloudFormation Guard Rule
@@ -310 +310 @@ This control checks whether AWS WAFV2 rule groups contain rules.
-  * **AWS CloudFormation guard rule:** CT.WAFV2.PR.2 rule specification
+  * **CloudFormation guard rule:** CT.WAFV2.PR.2 rule specification
@@ -434 +434 @@ AWS WAFV2 rule group configured with a rule to block requests based on a cross-s
-    #   AWS CloudFormation, AWS CloudFormation hook
+    #   CloudFormation, CloudFormation hook
@@ -441 +441 @@ AWS WAFV2 rule group configured with a rule to block requests based on a cross-s
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -445 +445 @@ AWS WAFV2 rule group configured with a rule to block requests based on a cross-s
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -450 +450 @@ AWS WAFV2 rule group configured with a rule to block requests based on a cross-s
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document
@@ -455 +455 @@ AWS WAFV2 rule group configured with a rule to block requests based on a cross-s
-    #     Given: The input document is an AWS CloudFormation or AWS CloudFormation hook document
+    #     Given: The input document is an CloudFormation or CloudFormation hook document