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AWS elasticloadbalancing documentation change

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

File: elasticloadbalancing/latest/userguide/elb-service-linked-roles.md

Summary

Updated terminology from 'ELB' to 'Elastic Load Balancing' throughout the document for consistency and clarity

Security assessment

Changes are purely cosmetic terminology updates without modifying security content, permissions, or role behaviors. No evidence of addressing vulnerabilities or security incidents.

Diff

diff --git a/elasticloadbalancing/latest/userguide/elb-service-linked-roles.md b/elasticloadbalancing/latest/userguide/elb-service-linked-roles.md
index 1d6826617..10cdaceab 100644
--- a//elasticloadbalancing/latest/userguide/elb-service-linked-roles.md
+++ b//elasticloadbalancing/latest/userguide/elb-service-linked-roles.md
@@ -7 +7 @@ Permissions granted by the service-linked roleCreate the service-linked roleEdit
-# ELB service-linked role
+# Elastic Load Balancing service-linked role
@@ -9 +9 @@ Permissions granted by the service-linked roleCreate the service-linked roleEdit
-ELB uses a service-linked role for the permissions that it requires to call other AWS services on your behalf. For more information, see [Service-linked roles](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_create-service-linked-role.html) in the _IAM User Guide_.
+Elastic Load Balancing uses a service-linked role for the permissions that it requires to call other AWS services on your behalf. For more information, see [Service-linked roles](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_create-service-linked-role.html) in the _IAM User Guide_.
@@ -13 +13 @@ ELB uses a service-linked role for the permissions that it requires to call othe
-ELB uses the service-linked role named AWSServiceRoleForElasticLoadBalancing to call other AWS services on your behalf.
+Elastic Load Balancing uses the service-linked role named AWSServiceRoleForElasticLoadBalancing to call other AWS services on your behalf.
@@ -21 +21 @@ The role permissions policy is AWSElasticLoadBalancingServiceRolePolicy. To view
-You don't need to manually create the AWSServiceRoleForElasticLoadBalancing role. ELB creates this role for you when you create a load balancer or a target group.
+You don't need to manually create the AWSServiceRoleForElasticLoadBalancing role. Elastic Load Balancing creates this role for you when you create a load balancer or a target group.
@@ -23 +23 @@ You don't need to manually create the AWSServiceRoleForElasticLoadBalancing role
-For ELB to create a service-linked role on your behalf, you must have the required permissions. For more information, see [Service-linked role permissions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_create-service-linked-role.html#service-linked-role-permissions) in the _IAM User Guide_.
+For Elastic Load Balancing to create a service-linked role on your behalf, you must have the required permissions. For more information, see [Service-linked role permissions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_create-service-linked-role.html#service-linked-role-permissions) in the _IAM User Guide_.
@@ -31 +31 @@ You can edit the description of AWSServiceRoleForElasticLoadBalancing using IAM.
-If you no longer need to use ELB, we recommend that you delete AWSServiceRoleForElasticLoadBalancing.
+If you no longer need to use Elastic Load Balancing, we recommend that you delete AWSServiceRoleForElasticLoadBalancing.
@@ -37 +37 @@ You can use the IAM console, the IAM CLI, or the IAM API to delete service-linke
-After you delete AWSServiceRoleForElasticLoadBalancing, ELB creates the role again if you create a load balancer.
+After you delete AWSServiceRoleForElasticLoadBalancing, Elastic Load Balancing creates the role again if you create a load balancer.