AWS detective documentation change
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.