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AWS controltower documentation change

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

File: controltower/latest/userguide/assign-permissions.md

Summary

Updated references from 'AWS CloudFormation' to 'CloudFormation' for terminology consistency

Security assessment

The changes are purely terminological, removing redundant 'AWS' prefixes from CloudFormation references. No security implications or security feature updates are introduced.

Diff

diff --git a/controltower/latest/userguide/assign-permissions.md b/controltower/latest/userguide/assign-permissions.md
index ddf085691..9c9438229 100644
--- a//controltower/latest/userguide/assign-permissions.md
+++ b//controltower/latest/userguide/assign-permissions.md
@@ -117 +117 @@ You can switch between the **Visual** and **JSON** editor options anytime. Howev
-  7. (Optional) When you create or edit a policy in the AWS Management Console, you can generate a JSON or YAML policy template that you can use in AWS CloudFormation templates.
+  7. (Optional) When you create or edit a policy in the AWS Management Console, you can generate a JSON or YAML policy template that you can use in CloudFormation templates.
@@ -119 +119 @@ You can switch between the **Visual** and **JSON** editor options anytime. Howev
-To do this, in the **Policy editor** choose **Actions** , and then choose **Generate CloudFormation template**. To learn more about AWS CloudFormation, see [AWS Identity and Access Management resource type reference](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/AWS_IAM.html) in the _AWS CloudFormation User Guide_.
+To do this, in the **Policy editor** choose **Actions** , and then choose **Generate CloudFormation template**. To learn more about CloudFormation, see [AWS Identity and Access Management resource type reference](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/AWS_IAM.html) in the _AWS CloudFormation User Guide_.
@@ -186 +186 @@ You can switch between the **Visual** and **JSON** editor options anytime. Howev
-  9. (Optional) When you create or edit a policy in the AWS Management Console, you can generate a JSON or YAML policy template that you can use in AWS CloudFormation templates.
+  9. (Optional) When you create or edit a policy in the AWS Management Console, you can generate a JSON or YAML policy template that you can use in CloudFormation templates.
@@ -188 +188 @@ You can switch between the **Visual** and **JSON** editor options anytime. Howev
-To do this, in the **Policy editor** choose **Actions** , and then choose **Generate CloudFormation template**. To learn more about AWS CloudFormation, see [AWS Identity and Access Management resource type reference](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/AWS_IAM.html) in the _AWS CloudFormation User Guide_.
+To do this, in the **Policy editor** choose **Actions** , and then choose **Generate CloudFormation template**. To learn more about CloudFormation, see [AWS Identity and Access Management resource type reference](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/AWS_IAM.html) in the _AWS CloudFormation User Guide_.