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AWS drs documentation change

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

File: drs/latest/userguide/identity-access-management.md

Summary

Updated terminology from 'AWS Directory Service' to 'Directory Service' in federated identity documentation

Security assessment

Terminology update for consistency does not affect security functionality or documentation.

Diff

diff --git a/drs/latest/userguide/identity-access-management.md b/drs/latest/userguide/identity-access-management.md
index 1a50eea71..19b9ae0b4 100644
--- a//drs/latest/userguide/identity-access-management.md
+++ b//drs/latest/userguide/identity-access-management.md
@@ -19 +19 @@ 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.