AWS Route53 documentation change
Summary
Added details about TLD registry privacy restrictions and documentation links
Security assessment
Documents limitations of privacy protection features (a security-related functionality) but does not address a specific vulnerability.
Diff
diff --git a/Route53/latest/DeveloperGuide/domain-privacy-protection.md b/Route53/latest/DeveloperGuide/domain-privacy-protection.md index 22668524c..64a8be128 100644 --- a//Route53/latest/DeveloperGuide/domain-privacy-protection.md +++ b//Route53/latest/DeveloperGuide/domain-privacy-protection.md @@ -18 +18 @@ The information that you can hide from WHOIS queries depends on two main factors -Most TLD registries hide all contact information automatically, some allow you to choose to hide all contact information, some allow you to hide only some information, and some do not allow you to hide any information. +Most TLD registries hide all contact information automatically, some allow you to choose to hide all contact information, some allow you to hide only some information, and some do not allow you to hide any information. **Some TLD registries intentionally suppress privacy protection to comply with local regulations or registry policies.** @@ -56,0 +57,8 @@ When you want to enable or disable privacy protection for a domain that you regi +###### Important + +**Privacy protection availability:** Privacy protection is not available for all TLDs. Common TLDs that don't support privacy protection include .de, .us, .com.au, .es, and several others. + +If you don't see a "Privacy protection" section when editing your domain's contact information, privacy protection is not supported for your domain's TLD. + +For a complete list of TLDs that don't support privacy protection, see [TLDs that don't support privacy protection](./privacy-protection-tld-support.html). For detailed information about privacy protection support for any TLD, see [Domains that you can register with Amazon Route 53](./registrar-tld-list.html). + @@ -71 +79 @@ When you want to enable or disable privacy protection for a domain that you regi -If privacy protection isn't supported for your TLD, the **Privacy protection** section isn't displayed. +If the **Privacy protection** section is not displayed, privacy protection is not supported for your domain's TLD. Your contact information will be publicly visible in WHOIS queries for domains that don't support privacy protection. @@ -88 +96 @@ Updating contact information and ownership for a domain -Enabling or disabling automatic renewal for a domain +TLDs that don't support privacy protection