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AWS CloudFormation Guard Document history

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AWS CloudFormation Guard Document history - AWS CloudFormation Guard

The following table describes the documentation releases for AWS CloudFormation Guard.

  • Latest documentation update: June 30, 2023

  • Latest version: 3.0.0

ChangeDescriptionDate

Version 3.0.0 release

Version 3.0.0 introduces the following improvements:

  • Introduction and installation topics updated for release of Guard 3.0.0.

  • Added installation insturctions for Homebrew and Chocolatey.

  • Information related to migrating Guard rules updated to reflect changes in Guard version 3.0.0.

  • Added a prominent link to the AWS CloudFormation Guard GitHub repository.

June 30, 2023

Version 2.1.3 release

Version 2.1.3 introduces the following improvements:

Information on Guard 2.1.3 enhancements has been added. References to Guard 2.0 have been updated to Guard 2.1.3.

June 9, 2023

Version 2.0.4 release

Version 2.0.4 introduces the following improvements:

The --payload flag was added to the validate command.

For more information, see validate in the Guard CLI reference.

October 19, 2021

Version 2.0.3 release

Version 2.0.3 introduces the following improvements:

  • You can provide test names for each test in your unit testing file. For more information, see Testing Guard rules.

  • The following options were added to the validate command:

    • --output-format

    • --show-summary

    • --type

    For more information, see validate in the Guard CLI reference.

July 27, 2021

Initial release

Initial release of the AWS CloudFormation Guard User Guide.

July 15, 2021

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