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AWS acm documentation change

Service: acm · 2026-07-01 · Documentation low

File: acm/latest/userguide/acm-overview.md

Summary

Updated guidance to include ACME protocol for certificate automation on stand-alone servers and customer-managed infrastructure

Security assessment

Promotes secure certificate automation using ACME protocol but doesn't address a specific vulnerability. Enhances documentation of security features.

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diff --git a/acm/latest/userguide/acm-overview.md b/acm/latest/userguide/acm-overview.md
index 26d2e3d85..de98f2ec9 100644
--- a//acm/latest/userguide/acm-overview.md
+++ b//acm/latest/userguide/acm-overview.md
@@ -15 +15 @@ AWS Certificate Manager (ACM) handles the complexity of creating, storing, and r
-ACM is not intended for use with a stand-alone web server. If you want to set up a stand-alone secure server on an Amazon EC2 instance, the following tutorial has instructions: [Configure SSL/TLS on Amazon Linux 2023](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/SSL-on-amazon-linux-2023.html).
+You can use ACM certificates with stand-alone web servers and other customer-managed infrastructure, including Amazon EC2 instances. For publicly trusted web certificates on these servers, use the ACME protocol to automate issuance and renewal directly on your hosts. See [ACME certificate automation](./acm-acme.html). For private PKI scenarios, the following tutorial has instructions for setting up a secure server on an Amazon EC2 instance: [Configure SSL/TLS on Amazon Linux 2023](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/SSL-on-amazon-linux-2023.html).
@@ -25 +25 @@ ACM is not intended for use with a stand-alone web server. If you want to set up
-  * [What is the right AWS certificate service for my needs?](./service-options.html)
+  * [Choosing how to issue certificates with AWS](./service-options.html)