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AWS AmazonCloudWatch documentation change

Service: AmazonCloudWatch · 2025-06-25 · Documentation low

File: AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/GettingSetup.md

Summary

Updated account sign-up verification process to include text message option

Security assessment

Adds documentation about multi-factor authentication options (SMS) which is a security feature, but does not address a specific security vulnerability.

Diff

diff --git a/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/GettingSetup.md b/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/GettingSetup.md
index 7f6ae8052..a5d7d756b 100644
--- a//AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/GettingSetup.md
+++ b//AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/GettingSetup.md
@@ -21 +21 @@ If you do not have an AWS account, complete the following steps to create one.
-Part of the sign-up procedure involves receiving a phone call and entering a verification code on the phone keypad.
+Part of the sign-up procedure involves receiving a phone call or text message and entering a verification code on the phone keypad.