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AWS AmazonCloudFront documentation change

Service: AmazonCloudFront · 2025-06-19 · Documentation low

File: AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/alternate-domain-names-move.md

Summary

Updated terminology from 'SSL/TLS certificate' to 'TLS certificate' in multiple sections

Security assessment

The change standardizes terminology to use 'TLS' instead of 'SSL/TLS', reflecting modern security standards but does not address any specific vulnerability or introduce new security features. This is a documentation clarification rather than a security fix.

Diff

diff --git a/AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/alternate-domain-names-move.md b/AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/alternate-domain-names-move.md
index 16107db55..219e34720 100644
--- a//AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/alternate-domain-names-move.md
+++ b//AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/alternate-domain-names-move.md
@@ -15 +15 @@ In that case, you might want to move the existing alternate domain name from one
-  1. Set up the target distribution. This distribution must have an SSL/TLS certificate that covers the alternate domain name that you are moving. For more information, see Set up the target distribution.
+  1. Set up the target distribution. This distribution must have a TLS certificate that covers the alternate domain name that you are moving. For more information, see Set up the target distribution.
@@ -30 +30 @@ Before you can move an alternate domain name, you must set up the target distrib
-  1. Get an SSL/TLS certificate that includes the alternate domain name that you are moving. If you don’t have one, you can request one from [AWS Certificate Manager (ACM)](https://console.aws.amazon.com/acm), or get one from another certificate authority (CA) and import it into ACM. Make sure that you request or import the certificate in the US East (N. Virginia) (`us-east-1`) Region.
+  1. Get a TLS certificate that includes the alternate domain name that you are moving. If you don’t have one, you can request one from [AWS Certificate Manager (ACM)](https://console.aws.amazon.com/acm), or get one from another certificate authority (CA) and import it into ACM. Make sure that you request or import the certificate in the US East (N. Virginia) (`us-east-1`) Region.
@@ -125 +125 @@ This process involves multiple updates to your distributions. Wait for each dist
-  1. Update the target distribution to add a wildcard alternate domain name that covers the alternate domain name that you are moving. For example, if the alternate domain name that you’re moving is www.example.com, add the alternate domain name *.example.com to the target distribution. To do this, the SSL/TLS certificate on the target distribution must include the wildcard domain name. For more information, see [Update a distribution](./HowToUpdateDistribution.html).
+  1. Update the target distribution to add a wildcard alternate domain name that covers the alternate domain name that you are moving. For example, if the alternate domain name that you’re moving is www.example.com, add the alternate domain name *.example.com to the target distribution. To do this, the TLS certificate on the target distribution must include the wildcard domain name. For more information, see [Update a distribution](./HowToUpdateDistribution.html).