AWS acm documentation change
Summary
Minor text corrections and terminology updates (e.g., 'wild-card' to 'wildcard', 'chose' to 'choose'), updated link to ECDSA certificate guidance
Security assessment
Changes are editorial improvements and terminology standardization. No direct security implications or vulnerability fixes identified.
Diff
diff --git a/acm/latest/userguide/gs-acm-request-private.md b/acm/latest/userguide/gs-acm-request-private.md index 086c251ba..468960cd3 100644 --- a//acm/latest/userguide/gs-acm-request-private.md +++ b//acm/latest/userguide/gs-acm-request-private.md @@ -17 +17 @@ Choose **Request a certificate**. - 3. In the **Certificate authority details** section, click the **Certificate authority** menu and choose one of the available private CAs. If the CA is shared from another account, the ARN is prefaced by ownership information. + 3. In the **Certificate authority details** section, select the **Certificate authority** menu and choose one of the available private CAs. If the CA is shared from another account, the ARN is prefaced by ownership information. @@ -37 +37 @@ Details about the CA are displayed to help you verify that you have chosen the c - 4. In the **Domain names** section, type your domain name. You can use a fully qualified domain name (FQDN), such as `www.example.com`, or a bare or apex domain name such as `example.com`. You can also use an asterisk (`*`) as a wild card in the leftmost position to protect several site names in the same domain. For example, `*.example.com` protects `corp.example.com`, and `images.example.com`. The wild-card name will appear in the **Subject** field and in the **Subject Alternative Name** extension of the ACM certificate. + 4. In the **Domain names** section, type your domain name. You can use a fully qualified domain name (FQDN), such as `www.example.com`, or a bare or apex domain name such as `example.com`. You can also use an asterisk (`*`) as a wild card in the leftmost position to protect several site names in the same domain. For example, `*.example.com` protects `corp.example.com`, and `images.example.com`. The wildcard name will appear in the **Subject** field and in the **Subject Alternative Name** extension of the ACM certificate. @@ -41 +41 @@ Details about the CA are displayed to help you verify that you have chosen the c -When you request a wild-card certificate, the asterisk (`*`) must be in the leftmost position of the domain name and can protect only one subdomain level. For example, `*.example.com` can protect `login.example.com`, and `test.example.com`, but it cannot protect `test.login.example.com`. Also note that `*.example.com` protects _only_ the subdomains of `example.com`, it does not protect the bare or apex domain (`example.com`). To protect both, see the next step +When you request a wildcard certificate, the asterisk (`*`) must be in the leftmost position of the domain name and can protect only one subdomain level. For example, `*.example.com` can protect `login.example.com`, and `test.example.com`, but it cannot protect `test.login.example.com`. Also note that `*.example.com` protects _only_ the subdomains of `example.com`, it does not protect the bare or apex domain (`example.com`). To protect both, see the next step @@ -45 +45 @@ Optionally, choose **Add another name to this certificate** and type the name in - 5. In the **Key algorithm** section, chose an algorithm. + 5. In the **Key algorithm** section, choose an algorithm. @@ -47 +47 @@ Optionally, choose **Add another name to this certificate** and type the name in -For information to help you choose an algorithm, see [Tag AWS Certificate Manager resources](./tags.html). +For information to help you choose an algorithm, see the AWS blog post [How to evaluate and use ECDSA certificates in AWS Certificate Manager](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/how-to-evaluate-and-use-ecdsa-certificates-in-aws-certificate-manager/).