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AWS waf documentation change

Service: waf · 2026-05-01 · Documentation low

File: waf/latest/DDOSAPIReference/CommonParameters.md

Summary

Updated multiple internal documentation links for Signature Version 4 API request signing to point to new IAM User Guide URLs.

Security assessment

The change updates hyperlinks from old IAM documentation paths (e.g., `reference_aws-signing.html`, `create-signed-request.html`) to new ones (e.g., `reference_sigv.html`, `reference_sigv-create-signed-request.html`). This is a routine documentation maintenance task to fix broken or outdated links. While the topic (API request signing) is security-related, the change itself does not add new security content or address a specific security issue; it only corrects references.

Diff

diff --git a/waf/latest/DDOSAPIReference/CommonParameters.md b/waf/latest/DDOSAPIReference/CommonParameters.md
index 3fd2d99a4..0bb779165 100644
--- a//waf/latest/DDOSAPIReference/CommonParameters.md
+++ b//waf/latest/DDOSAPIReference/CommonParameters.md
@@ -9 +9 @@
-The following list contains the parameters that all actions use for signing Signature Version 4 requests with a query string. Any action-specific parameters are listed in the topic for that action. For more information about Signature Version 4, see [Signing AWS API requests](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_aws-signing.html) in the _IAM User Guide_.
+The following list contains the parameters that all actions use for signing Signature Version 4 requests with a query string. Any action-specific parameters are listed in the topic for that action. For more information about Signature Version 4, see [Signing AWS API requests](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_sigv.html) in the _IAM User Guide_.
@@ -29 +29 @@ The credential scope value, which is a string that includes your access key, the
-For more information, see [Create a signed AWS API request](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/create-signed-request.html) in the _IAM User Guide_.
+For more information, see [Create a signed AWS API request](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_sigv-create-signed-request.html) in the _IAM User Guide_.
@@ -42 +42 @@ The date that is used to create the signature. The format must be ISO 8601 basic
-Condition: X-Amz-Date is optional for all requests; it can be used to override the date used for signing requests. If the Date header is specified in the ISO 8601 basic format, X-Amz-Date is not required. When X-Amz-Date is used, it always overrides the value of the Date header. For more information, see [Elements of an AWS API request signature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/signing-elements.html) in the _IAM User Guide_.
+Condition: X-Amz-Date is optional for all requests; it can be used to override the date used for signing requests. If the Date header is specified in the ISO 8601 basic format, X-Amz-Date is not required. When X-Amz-Date is used, it always overrides the value of the Date header. For more information, see [Elements of an AWS API request signature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_sigv-signing-elements.html) in the _IAM User Guide_.
@@ -73 +73 @@ Required: Conditional
-Specifies all the HTTP headers that were included as part of the canonical request. For more information about specifying signed headers, see [Create a signed AWS API request](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/create-signed-request.html) in the _IAM User Guide_.
+Specifies all the HTTP headers that were included as part of the canonical request. For more information about specifying signed headers, see [Create a signed AWS API request](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_sigv-create-signed-request.html) in the _IAM User Guide_.