AWS ses documentation change

Service: ses · 2026-05-10 · Documentation low

File: ses/latest/dg/creating-identities.md

Summary

Added programmatic method for DKIM hosted zone retrieval and updated verification email images/descriptions.

Security assessment

The DKIM documentation enhancement improves clarity for implementing email authentication (security feature), but doesn't address a vulnerability. Image updates are cosmetic.

Diff

diff --git a/ses/latest/dg/creating-identities.md b/ses/latest/dg/creating-identities.md
index b390c10fe..d2d11cca8 100644
--- a//ses/latest/dg/creating-identities.md
+++ b//ses/latest/dg/creating-identities.md
@@ -240,0 +241,6 @@ The following image shows an example of the CNAME records to publish to your DNS
+###### Retrieving the hosted zone programmatically
+
+Each CNAME record's value is composed of the DKIM token followed by a hosted zone domain (for example, ``token`.dkim.amazonses.com` or ``token`.`a31d`.dkim.`us-west-2`.amazonses.com`). The hosted zone portion varies by AWS Region and cell.
+
+You can retrieve the hosted zone directly from the API response. Both the [CreateEmailIdentity](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/APIReference-V2/API_CreateEmailIdentity.html) and [GetEmailIdentity](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/APIReference-V2/API_GetEmailIdentity.html) responses include a `SigningHostedZone` field in the `DkimAttributes` object. Use this value to construct the full CNAME record value: ``token`.`SigningHostedZone``.
+
@@ -450 +456 @@ When you attempt to verify an email address, Amazon SES sends an email to that a
-![Email verification request from Amazon SES and Pinpoint with confirmation link and instructions.](/images/ses/latest/dg/images/verification_email_example.png)
+![Email verification message from AWS with confirmation URL and instructions.](/images/ses/latest/dg/images/verification_email_example.png)
@@ -562 +568 @@ Your customer receives an email that uses the customized email template you crea
-![Email verification message with instructions and a link to confirm the recipient's address.](/images/ses/latest/dg/images/cve_sample_message.png)
+![Email verification message with verification link, welcome text, and disclaimer footer.](/images/ses/latest/dg/images/cve_sample_message.png)