AWS acm documentation change
Summary
Updated certificate validity period from 13 months (395 days) to 198 days
Security assessment
Shorter certificate validity period reduces exposure window for compromised certificates but doesn't address a specific vulnerability. No evidence of security incident remediation.
Diff
diff --git a/acm/latest/userguide/email-validation.md b/acm/latest/userguide/email-validation.md index d74b57f64..79b6c6175 100644 --- a//acm/latest/userguide/email-validation.md +++ b//acm/latest/userguide/email-validation.md @@ -57 +57 @@ Observe the following considerations about email validation. -ACM certificates are valid for 13 months (395 days). Renewing a certificate requires action by the domain owner. ACM begins sending renewal notices to the email addresses associated with the domain 45 days before expiration. The notifications contain a link that the domain owner can click for renewal. Once all listed domains are validated, ACM issues a renewed certificate with the same ARN. +ACM certificates are valid for 198 days. Renewing a certificate requires action by the domain owner. ACM begins sending renewal notices to the email addresses associated with the domain 45 days before expiration. The notifications contain a link that the domain owner can click for renewal. Once all listed domains are validated, ACM issues a renewed certificate with the same ARN.