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AWS directconnect documentation change

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

File: directconnect/latest/UserGuide/security-iam.md

Summary

Minor text edit replacing 'AWS Directory Service' with 'Directory Service' in federated identity description

Security assessment

Terminology update for consistency (removing redundant 'AWS' prefix). Does not introduce new security features or address vulnerabilities. Maintains existing security guidance without substantive changes.

Diff

diff --git a/directconnect/latest/UserGuide/security-iam.md b/directconnect/latest/UserGuide/security-iam.md
index bde93bdb0..13bc6664a 100644
--- a//directconnect/latest/UserGuide/security-iam.md
+++ b//directconnect/latest/UserGuide/security-iam.md
@@ -61 +61 @@ 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.