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AWS datatransferterminal documentation change

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

File: datatransferterminal/latest/userguide/getting-started.md

Summary

Updated account sign-up verification steps to include text message as an option for receiving verification codes

Security assessment

The change adds text message verification as an option during AWS account sign-up, expanding multi-factor authentication methods. While this enhances security by providing more options, there's no indication it addresses a specific security vulnerability.

Diff

diff --git a/datatransferterminal/latest/userguide/getting-started.md b/datatransferterminal/latest/userguide/getting-started.md
index 4197944f9..a3f9a4fd9 100644
--- a//datatransferterminal/latest/userguide/getting-started.md
+++ b//datatransferterminal/latest/userguide/getting-started.md
@@ -31 +31 @@ 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.