AWS cli medium security documentation change

Service: cli · 2026-05-07 · Security-related medium

File: cli/latest/reference/securityagent/verify-target-domain.md

Summary

Updated documentation for target domain verification. Improved command description, enhanced parameter explanations, added verificationStatusReason field, and clarified verification status tracking.

Security assessment

The changes strengthen documentation of domain verification security features, including new verificationStatusReason field for troubleshooting verification failures. The explicit focus on domain ownership verification tokens and status tracking directly relates to preventing unauthorized domain access.

Diff

diff --git a/cli/latest/reference/securityagent/verify-target-domain.md b/cli/latest/reference/securityagent/verify-target-domain.md
index 0df94d7ea..72009b49a 100644
--- a//cli/latest/reference/securityagent/verify-target-domain.md
+++ b//cli/latest/reference/securityagent/verify-target-domain.md
@@ -15 +15 @@
-  * [AWS CLI 2.34.41 Command Reference](../../index.html) »
+  * [AWS CLI 2.34.44 Command Reference](../../index.html) »
@@ -59 +59 @@ First time using the AWS CLI? See the [User Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/c
-Verifies ownership for a registered target domain
+Initiates verification of a target domain. This checks whether the domain ownership verification token has been properly configured.
@@ -95 +95 @@ See also: [AWS API Documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/WebAPI/securi
-> Unique identifier of the target domain
+> The unique identifier of the target domain to verify.
@@ -212 +212 @@ targetDomainId -> (string)
-> Unique identifier of the target domain
+> The unique identifier of the target domain.
@@ -216 +216 @@ domainName -> (string)
-> Name of the registered target domain
+> The domain name of the target domain.
@@ -220 +220 @@ createdAt -> (timestamp)
-> Timestamp when the target domain was registered
+> The date and time the target domain was created, in UTC format.
@@ -224 +224 @@ updatedAt -> (timestamp)
-> Timestamp when the target domain was last updated
+> The date and time the target domain was last updated, in UTC format.
@@ -228 +228 @@ verifiedAt -> (timestamp)
-> Timestamp when the target domain was last successfully verified
+> The date and time the target domain was verified, in UTC format.
@@ -232 +232 @@ status -> (string)
-> Current verification status of the registered target domain
+> The verification status of the target domain.
@@ -242,0 +243,4 @@ status -> (string)
+verificationStatusReason -> (string)
+
+> The reason for the current target domain verification status.
+
@@ -253 +257 @@ status -> (string)
-  * [AWS CLI 2.34.41 Command Reference](../../index.html) »
+  * [AWS CLI 2.34.44 Command Reference](../../index.html) »