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AWS AmazonCloudWatch documentation change

Service: AmazonCloudWatch · 2025-11-22 · Documentation low

File: AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/auth-and-access-control-cw.md

Summary

Minor wording change from 'AWS Directory Service' to 'Directory Service' in federated identity definition

Security assessment

This is a terminology clarification without any security implications. No security controls or vulnerabilities are addressed in this change.

Diff

diff --git a/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/auth-and-access-control-cw.md b/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/auth-and-access-control-cw.md
index 839c90cb3..9a0a380ab 100644
--- a//AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/auth-and-access-control-cw.md
+++ b//AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/auth-and-access-control-cw.md
@@ -75 +75 @@ As a best practice, require human users to use federation with an identity provi
-A _federated identity_ is a user from your enterprise directory, web identity provider, or AWS Directory Service that accesses AWS services using credentials from an identity source. Federated identities assume roles that provide temporary credentials.
+A _federated identity_ is a user from your enterprise directory, web identity provider, or Directory Service that accesses AWS services using credentials from an identity source. Federated identities assume roles that provide temporary credentials.