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AWS privateca documentation change

Service: privateca · 2025-10-07 · Documentation low

File: privateca/latest/userguide/JavaApi-CreatePrivateCertificateAuthority.md

Summary

Clarified CA signing algorithm scope (CSR, CRLs, OCSP responses)

Security assessment

Adds specificity about cryptographic signing use cases, improving documentation of security features. No indication of addressing a vulnerability.

Diff

diff --git a/privateca/latest/userguide/JavaApi-CreatePrivateCertificateAuthority.md b/privateca/latest/userguide/JavaApi-CreatePrivateCertificateAuthority.md
index 04ef6aaa0..c9c6ec273 100644
--- a//privateca/latest/userguide/JavaApi-CreatePrivateCertificateAuthority.md
+++ b//privateca/latest/userguide/JavaApi-CreatePrivateCertificateAuthority.md
@@ -15 +15 @@ The CA configuration specifies the following:
-  * The type of signing algorithm that the CA uses to sign
+  * The type of signing algorithm that the CA uses to sign its own Certificate Signing Request, CRLs, and OCSP responses