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AWS whitepapers documentation change

Service: whitepapers · 2026-02-22 · Documentation low

File: whitepapers/latest/overview-aws-european-sovereign-cloud/design-approach.md

Summary

Removed 'domain name registration' from Route 53 service description in European Sovereign Cloud documentation

Security assessment

Clarification of service scope without security implications. No changes to security controls, compliance, or data sovereignty claims.

Diff

diff --git a/whitepapers/latest/overview-aws-european-sovereign-cloud/design-approach.md b/whitepapers/latest/overview-aws-european-sovereign-cloud/design-approach.md
index 1b1d0084e..404272302 100644
--- a//whitepapers/latest/overview-aws-european-sovereign-cloud/design-approach.md
+++ b//whitepapers/latest/overview-aws-european-sovereign-cloud/design-approach.md
@@ -19 +19 @@ To support its sovereign goals, the AWS European Sovereign Cloud Region will be
-The AWS European Sovereign Cloud will have no critical dependencies on non-EU infrastructure. Everything needed to operate the AWS European Sovereign Cloud is in the EU: the talent, the technology, the infrastructure, and the leadership. The AWS European Sovereign Cloud will have dedicated networking infrastructure and connectivity from European providers, in addition to sovereign points of presence for direct network connection to the AWS European Sovereign Cloud through [AWS Direct Connect](https://aws.amazon.com/directconnect/), providing customers an autonomous connection to the AWS European Sovereign Cloud. The AWS European Sovereign Cloud will have its own dedicated [Amazon Route 53](https://aws.amazon.com/route53/) routing, providing customers with a highly available and scalable DNS, domain name registration, and health-checking web services. The Route 53 name servers for the AWS European Sovereign Cloud will use only European Top Level Domains (TLDs) for their own names. AWS will also launch a dedicated _root_ European Certificate Authority, to support autonomous trust service operations within the AWS European Sovereign Cloud.
+The AWS European Sovereign Cloud will have no critical dependencies on non-EU infrastructure. Everything needed to operate the AWS European Sovereign Cloud is in the EU: the talent, the technology, the infrastructure, and the leadership. The AWS European Sovereign Cloud will have dedicated networking infrastructure and connectivity from European providers, in addition to sovereign points of presence for direct network connection to the AWS European Sovereign Cloud through [AWS Direct Connect](https://aws.amazon.com/directconnect/), providing customers an autonomous connection to the AWS European Sovereign Cloud. The AWS European Sovereign Cloud will have its own dedicated [Amazon Route 53](https://aws.amazon.com/route53/) routing, providing customers with a highly available and scalable DNS and health-checking web services. The Route 53 name servers for the AWS European Sovereign Cloud will use only European Top Level Domains (TLDs) for their own names. AWS will also launch a dedicated _root_ European Certificate Authority, to support autonomous trust service operations within the AWS European Sovereign Cloud.