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AWS AWSCloudFormation documentation change

Service: AWSCloudFormation · 2026-04-13 · Documentation low

File: AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-acmpca-certificateauthority.md

Summary

Clarified that the SigningAlgorithm parameter being referenced is specifically from the IssueCertificate API action, to avoid confusion with similarly named parameters.

Security assessment

The change is a minor documentation clarification that specifies the exact API context for a parameter. There is no evidence of addressing a security vulnerability, weakness, or incident. It helps prevent misconfiguration by reducing ambiguity, but does not directly introduce or document security features.

Diff

diff --git a/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-acmpca-certificateauthority.md b/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-acmpca-certificateauthority.md
index 8c5ec7e90..1a3c46056 100644
--- a//AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-acmpca-certificateauthority.md
+++ b//AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-acmpca-certificateauthority.md
@@ -121 +121 @@ Name of the algorithm your private CA uses to sign certificate requests.
-This parameter should not be confused with the `SigningAlgorithm` parameter used to sign certificates when they are issued.
+This parameter should not be confused with the `SigningAlgorithm` parameter of the `IssueCertificate` API action, which is used to sign certificates when they are issued.