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AWS acm documentation change

Service: acm · 2025-06-22 · Documentation low

File: acm/latest/userguide/troubleshooting-email-validation.md

Summary

Updated the number of email addresses AWS sends validation emails to from eight to five

Security assessment

The change corrects the number of email addresses used for validation but does not address security vulnerabilities or introduce security features. It appears to be a routine documentation update.

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diff --git a/acm/latest/userguide/troubleshooting-email-validation.md b/acm/latest/userguide/troubleshooting-email-validation.md
index 9a0b4ec58..bad3d8e12 100644
--- a//acm/latest/userguide/troubleshooting-email-validation.md
+++ b//acm/latest/userguide/troubleshooting-email-validation.md
@@ -50 +50 @@ Privacy protection for some domains that your purchase with Route 53 will be ena
-After making available at least one of the eight email addresses to which AWS sends validation email and confirming that you can receive email for that address, you are ready to request a certificate through ACM. After you make a certificate request, ensure the intended email address appears in the list of email addresses in the AWS Management Console. While the certificate is in the **Pending validation** state, you can expand the list to view it by clicking the icon next to the domain name in the box labeled **Validation not complete**. You can also view the list in **Step 3: Validate** of the ACM **Request a Certificate** wizard. The listed email addresses are the ones to which email was sent.
+After making available at least one of the five email addresses to which AWS sends validation email and confirming that you can receive email for that address, you are ready to request a certificate through ACM. After you make a certificate request, ensure the intended email address appears in the list of email addresses in the AWS Management Console. While the certificate is in the **Pending validation** state, you can expand the list to view it by clicking the icon next to the domain name in the box labeled **Validation not complete**. You can also view the list in **Step 3: Validate** of the ACM **Request a Certificate** wizard. The listed email addresses are the ones to which email was sent.