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AWS snowball documentation change

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

File: snowball/latest/developer-guide/security-iam.md

Summary

Removed 'AWS' prefix from 'Directory Service' reference in federated identity explanation

Security assessment

The change is a minor text edit for consistency and does not impact security guidance or address vulnerabilities.

Diff

diff --git a/snowball/latest/developer-guide/security-iam.md b/snowball/latest/developer-guide/security-iam.md
index 8adef9ab6..053640595 100644
--- a//snowball/latest/developer-guide/security-iam.md
+++ b//snowball/latest/developer-guide/security-iam.md
@@ -59 +59 @@ 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.