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AWS organizations documentation change

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

File: organizations/latest/userguide/orgs_security_iam.md

Summary

Changed 'AWS Directory Service' to 'Directory Service' in federated identity definition

Security assessment

A minor terminology adjustment without security impact.

Diff

diff --git a/organizations/latest/userguide/orgs_security_iam.md b/organizations/latest/userguide/orgs_security_iam.md
index 8728fc42f..2b9f7594a 100644
--- a//organizations/latest/userguide/orgs_security_iam.md
+++ b//organizations/latest/userguide/orgs_security_iam.md
@@ -65 +65 @@ 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.