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AWS AmazonCloudFront documentation change

Service: AmazonCloudFront · 2026-03-25 · Documentation low

File: AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/flat-rate-pricing-plan.md

Summary

Added CAPTCHA challenge feature to pricing table and clarified billing differences between JavaScript API CAPTCHA puzzles and AWS WAF rule CAPTCHA responses.

Security assessment

This change documents security feature (CAPTCHA) availability and billing details. It adds documentation about a security feature but doesn't indicate any security issue being addressed.

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diff --git a/AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/flat-rate-pricing-plan.md b/AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/flat-rate-pricing-plan.md
index 58834c87e..48ac6b70f 100644
--- a//AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/flat-rate-pricing-plan.md
+++ b//AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/flat-rate-pricing-plan.md
@@ -132,0 +133 @@ Performance and Delivery | Free | Pro | Business | Premium
+**CAPTCHA challenge** Require requests matching specific security rules to solve a CAPTCHA puzzle to prove that a human being is sending the request. |  | Yes ![Yes](/images/AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/images/icon-yes.png) | Yes ![Yes](/images/AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/images/icon-yes.png) | Yes ![Yes](/images/AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/images/icon-yes.png)  
@@ -467 +467,0 @@ Targeted Bots | Use common bots or pay-as-you-go pricing | AWS WAF
-CAPTCHA | Use challenge or pay-as-you-go pricing | AWS WAF  
@@ -527,0 +528,7 @@ Flat-rate pricing plans enable you to pay a flat-rate for your CloudFront distri
+###### AWS WAF
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+  * CAPTCHA puzzles created using the [JavaScript API ](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/developerguide/waf-js-captcha-api.html)are billed using pay-as-you-go pricing. CAPTCHA responses configured in your AWS WAF rules (the most common use case) are included in your plan at no additional charge.
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