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AWS opensearch-service documentation change

Service: opensearch-service · 2026-01-25 · Documentation low

File: opensearch-service/latest/developerguide/ac-managed.md

Summary

Updated terminology from 'ELB' to 'Elastic Load Balancing' in policy descriptions

Security assessment

Change is purely terminological (ELB → Elastic Load Balancing) with no security implications. No evidence of security vulnerability being addressed.

Diff

diff --git a/opensearch-service/latest/developerguide/ac-managed.md b/opensearch-service/latest/developerguide/ac-managed.md
index a4fb9aeed..091309959 100644
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+++ b//opensearch-service/latest/developerguide/ac-managed.md
@@ -111 +111 @@ Updated `AmazonOpenSearchServiceCognitoAccess` and `AmazonESCognitoAccess` |  Ad
-Updated `AmazonOpenSearchServiceRolePolicy` |  Added support for the `security-group` resource type. The policy provides the minimum Amazon EC2 and ELB permissions necessary for [the service-linked role](./slr-aos.html#slr-permissions) to enable [VPC access](./cognito-auth.html). |  9 September 2021  
+Updated `AmazonOpenSearchServiceRolePolicy` |  Added support for the `security-group` resource type. The policy provides the minimum Amazon EC2 and Elastic Load Balancing permissions necessary for [the service-linked role](./slr-aos.html#slr-permissions) to enable [VPC access](./cognito-auth.html). |  9 September 2021  
@@ -131 +131 @@ Updated `AmazonOpenSearchServiceRolePolicy` |  Added support for the `security-g
-|  This new policy is meant to replace the old policy. Both policies provide the minimum Amazon EC2 and ELB permissions necessary for [the service-linked role](./slr-aos.html#slr-permissions) to enable [VPC access](./cognito-auth.html). |  7 September 2021  
+|  This new policy is meant to replace the old policy. Both policies provide the minimum Amazon EC2 and Elastic Load Balancing permissions necessary for [the service-linked role](./slr-aos.html#slr-permissions) to enable [VPC access](./cognito-auth.html). |  7 September 2021