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AWS sms-voice documentation change

Service: sms-voice · 2026-04-01 · Documentation medium

File: sms-voice/latest/userguide/what-is-concepts.md

Summary

Added definitions for Notify configuration and Notify template concepts

Security assessment

This change documents security-related concepts for OTP and verification messaging, including pre-approved AWS-managed templates that cannot be modified by customers, which enhances security by preventing template manipulation.

Diff

diff --git a/sms-voice/latest/userguide/what-is-concepts.md b/sms-voice/latest/userguide/what-is-concepts.md
index 06e79f243..3acc1f54d 100644
--- a//sms-voice/latest/userguide/what-is-concepts.md
+++ b//sms-voice/latest/userguide/what-is-concepts.md
@@ -60,0 +61,8 @@ See phone number. When your account is in Sandbox you can only send SMS messages
+###### Notify configuration
+
+A resource that represents your brand identity and messaging settings for sending templated SMS and voice messages. A Notify configuration includes a display name, use case, enabled channels, enabled countries, and an optional associated phone pool.
+
+###### Notify template
+
+A pre-approved, AWS-managed message template for sending OTP and verification messages. Templates include variable placeholders (such as a verification code) that are substituted at send time. Customers select from available templates but cannot create or modify them.
+