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AWS prometheus documentation change

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

File: prometheus/latest/userguide/security-iam.md

Summary

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

Security assessment

Change is purely terminological without altering security concepts. No evidence of vulnerability remediation or security feature addition.

Diff

diff --git a/prometheus/latest/userguide/security-iam.md b/prometheus/latest/userguide/security-iam.md
index be8f915f1..b75099fdc 100644
--- a//prometheus/latest/userguide/security-iam.md
+++ b//prometheus/latest/userguide/security-iam.md
@@ -57 +57 @@ 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.