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AWS wellarchitected documentation change

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

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

Summary

Simplified 'AWS Directory Service' reference to 'Directory Service' in federated identity context.

Security assessment

Terminology simplification without altering security meaning. No indication of security feature additions or vulnerability fixes.

Diff

diff --git a/wellarchitected/latest/userguide/security-iam.md b/wellarchitected/latest/userguide/security-iam.md
index 743025b53..4d9379d3f 100644
--- a//wellarchitected/latest/userguide/security-iam.md
+++ b//wellarchitected/latest/userguide/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.