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AWS AmazonCloudFront documentation change

Service: AmazonCloudFront · 2026-01-25 · Documentation low

File: AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/using-https-cloudfront-to-custom-origin.md

Summary

Standardized 'ELB' to 'Elastic Load Balancing' in HTTPS configuration instructions

Security assessment

Terminology consistency update in HTTPS documentation. No modifications to encryption standards or certificate requirements.

Diff

diff --git a/AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/using-https-cloudfront-to-custom-origin.md b/AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/using-https-cloudfront-to-custom-origin.md
index 7e97d2d47..3ad98fdf4 100644
--- a//AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/using-https-cloudfront-to-custom-origin.md
+++ b//AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/using-https-cloudfront-to-custom-origin.md
@@ -35 +35 @@ To require HTTPS between CloudFront and your origin, follow the procedures in th
-The following procedure explains how to configure CloudFront to use HTTPS to communicate with an ELB load balancer, an Amazon EC2 instance, or another custom origin. For information about using the CloudFront API to update a distribution, see [UpdateDistribution](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/latest/APIReference/API_UpdateDistribution.html) in the _Amazon CloudFront API Reference_. 
+The following procedure explains how to configure CloudFront to use HTTPS to communicate with an Elastic Load Balancing load balancer, an Amazon EC2 instance, or another custom origin. For information about using the CloudFront API to update a distribution, see [UpdateDistribution](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/latest/APIReference/API_UpdateDistribution.html) in the _Amazon CloudFront API Reference_. 
@@ -84 +84 @@ You can use an SSL/TLS certificate from the following sources on your custom ori
-  * If your origin is an ELB load balancer, you can use a certificate provided by AWS Certificate Manager (ACM). You also can use a certificate that is signed by a trusted third-party certificate authority and imported into ACM.
+  * If your origin is an Elastic Load Balancing load balancer, you can use a certificate provided by AWS Certificate Manager (ACM). You also can use a certificate that is signed by a trusted third-party certificate authority and imported into ACM.
@@ -86 +86 @@ You can use an SSL/TLS certificate from the following sources on your custom ori
-  * For origins other than ELB load balancers, you must use a certificate that is signed by a trusted third-party certificate authority (CA), for example, Comodo, DigiCert, or Symantec.
+  * For origins other than Elastic Load Balancing load balancers, you must use a certificate that is signed by a trusted third-party certificate authority (CA), for example, Comodo, DigiCert, or Symantec.