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AWS detective documentation change

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

File: detective/latest/userguide/detective-before-you-begin.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/detective/latest/userguide/detective-before-you-begin.md b/detective/latest/userguide/detective-before-you-begin.md
index d5387d58f..ad005bab9 100644
--- a//detective/latest/userguide/detective-before-you-begin.md
+++ b//detective/latest/userguide/detective-before-you-begin.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.