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AWS guardduty documentation change

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

File: guardduty/latest/ug/security-iam.md

Summary

Minor terminology change from 'AWS Directory Service' to 'Directory Service'

Security assessment

This is a branding or terminology update with no security implications.

Diff

diff --git a/guardduty/latest/ug/security-iam.md b/guardduty/latest/ug/security-iam.md
index bb788c77f..9274df93e 100644
--- a//guardduty/latest/ug/security-iam.md
+++ b//guardduty/latest/ug/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.