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AWS config documentation change

Service: config · 2026-07-04 · Documentation low

File: config/latest/developerguide/wafv2-webacl-not-empty.md

Summary

Updated the list of unsupported AWS regions for WAFv2 Web ACL rule checks by removing Asia Pacific (New Zealand) from the exclusion list.

Security assessment

The change only modifies the region availability list without addressing vulnerabilities, weaknesses, or security incidents. It reflects routine service expansion updates.

Diff

diff --git a/config/latest/developerguide/wafv2-webacl-not-empty.md b/config/latest/developerguide/wafv2-webacl-not-empty.md
index fdf0a4289..eaefc95b9 100644
--- a//config/latest/developerguide/wafv2-webacl-not-empty.md
+++ b//config/latest/developerguide/wafv2-webacl-not-empty.md
@@ -19 +19 @@ Checks if a WAFv2 Web ACL contains any WAF rules or WAF rule groups. This rule i
-**AWS Region:** All supported AWS regions except Asia Pacific (New Zealand), Asia Pacific (Thailand), Asia Pacific (Jakarta), Middle East (UAE), Asia Pacific (Hyderabad), Asia Pacific (Malaysia), AWS GovCloud (US-East), AWS GovCloud (US-West), Mexico (Central), Asia Pacific (Taipei), Canada West (Calgary), Europe (Spain), Europe (Zurich) Region
+**AWS Region:** All supported AWS regions except Asia Pacific (Thailand), Asia Pacific (Jakarta), Middle East (UAE), Asia Pacific (Hyderabad), Asia Pacific (Malaysia), AWS GovCloud (US-East), AWS GovCloud (US-West), Mexico (Central), Asia Pacific (Taipei), Canada West (Calgary), Europe (Spain), Europe (Zurich) Region