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AWS directconnect documentation change

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

File: directconnect/latest/UserGuide/security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.md

Summary

Updated service name references from 'AWS Direct Connect' to 'Direct Connect' and 'AWS CloudFormation' to 'CloudFormation' for consistency

Security assessment

Changes are purely branding/nomenclature updates without modifying security policies, permissions, or recommendations. No vulnerability fixes or security enhancements were introduced.

Diff

diff --git a/directconnect/latest/UserGuide/security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.md b/directconnect/latest/UserGuide/security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.md
index e04a1e193..df9fead73 100644
--- a//directconnect/latest/UserGuide/security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.md
+++ b//directconnect/latest/UserGuide/security_iam_id-based-policy-examples.md
@@ -5 +5 @@
-Policy best practicesActions, resources, and conditionsUsing the consoleAllow users to view their own permissionsRead-only access to AWS Direct ConnectFull access to AWS Direct Connect
+Policy best practicesActions, resources, and conditionsUsing the consoleAllow users to view their own permissionsRead-only access to Direct ConnectFull access to Direct Connect
@@ -25 +25 @@ For details about actions and resource types defined by Direct Connect, includin
-  * Read-only access to AWS Direct Connect
+  * Read-only access to Direct Connect
@@ -27 +27 @@ For details about actions and resource types defined by Direct Connect, includin
-  * Full access to AWS Direct Connect
+  * Full access to Direct Connect
@@ -42 +42 @@ Identity-based policies determine whether someone can create, access, or delete
-  * **Use conditions in IAM policies to further restrict access** – You can add a condition to your policies to limit access to actions and resources. For example, you can write a policy condition to specify that all requests must be sent using SSL. You can also use conditions to grant access to service actions if they are used through a specific AWS service, such as AWS CloudFormation. For more information, see [ IAM JSON policy elements: Condition](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_policies_elements_condition.html) in the _IAM User Guide_.
+  * **Use conditions in IAM policies to further restrict access** – You can add a condition to your policies to limit access to actions and resources. For example, you can write a policy condition to specify that all requests must be sent using SSL. You can also use conditions to grant access to service actions if they are used through a specific AWS service, such as CloudFormation. For more information, see [ IAM JSON policy elements: Condition](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_policies_elements_condition.html) in the _IAM User Guide_.
@@ -65 +65 @@ Policy actions in Direct Connect use the following prefix before the action: `di
-The following example policy grants read access to AWS Direct Connect.
+The following example policy grants read access to Direct Connect.
@@ -89 +89 @@ JSON
-The following example policy grants full access to AWS Direct Connect.
+The following example policy grants full access to Direct Connect.
@@ -150 +150 @@ Some Direct Connect actions, such as those for creating resources, cannot be per
-To see a list of Direct Connect resource types and their ARNs, see [Resource Types Defined by AWS Direct Connect](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/list_awsdirectconnect.html#awsdirectconnect-resources-for-iam-policies) in the _IAM User Guide_. To learn with which actions you can specify the ARN of each resource, see [Actions Defined by Direct Connect](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/list_awsdirectconnect.html#awsdirectconnect-actions-as-permissions).
+To see a list of Direct Connect resource types and their ARNs, see [Resource Types Defined by Direct Connect](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/list_awsdirectconnect.html#awsdirectconnect-resources-for-iam-policies) in the _IAM User Guide_. To learn with which actions you can specify the ARN of each resource, see [Actions Defined by Direct Connect](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/list_awsdirectconnect.html#awsdirectconnect-actions-as-permissions).
@@ -254 +254 @@ This example shows how you might create a policy that allows IAM users to view t
-## Read-only access to AWS Direct Connect
+## Read-only access to Direct Connect
@@ -256 +256 @@ This example shows how you might create a policy that allows IAM users to view t
-The following example policy grants read access to AWS Direct Connect.
+The following example policy grants read access to Direct Connect.
@@ -280 +280 @@ JSON
-## Full access to AWS Direct Connect
+## Full access to Direct Connect
@@ -282 +282 @@ JSON
-The following example policy grants full access to AWS Direct Connect.
+The following example policy grants full access to Direct Connect.