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AWS Route53 documentation change

Service: Route53 · 2026-05-22 · Documentation low

File: Route53/latest/DeveloperGuide/domain-register.md

Summary

Added note about safe verification email links (amazon.registrar/verify-whois) and TLD-specific email content

Security assessment

Preemptive security documentation to help users identify legitimate verification emails and avoid phishing. No evidence of addressing a specific security incident.

Diff

diff --git a/Route53/latest/DeveloperGuide/domain-register.md b/Route53/latest/DeveloperGuide/domain-register.md
index a6e2dde6d..67138915e 100644
--- a//Route53/latest/DeveloperGuide/domain-register.md
+++ b//Route53/latest/DeveloperGuide/domain-register.md
@@ -184,0 +185,6 @@ The registrant contact must follow the instructions in the email to verify that
+###### Note
+
+The verification emails might contain links to www.amazon.registrar or www.verify-whois.com. These links are safe to use.
+
+For some TLDs, the verification email might not include the domain name in the subject or body of the email.
+