AWS acm documentation change

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

File: acm/latest/userguide/gs.md

Summary

Added ACME automation documentation and updated certificate issuance guidance

Security assessment

Introduces ACME-based certificate automation as a security feature. Title change reflects focus on secure issuance methods without vulnerability fixes.

Diff

diff --git a/acm/latest/userguide/gs.md b/acm/latest/userguide/gs.md
index fd9cea092..40c17cd7b 100644
--- a//acm/latest/userguide/gs.md
+++ b//acm/latest/userguide/gs.md
@@ -10,0 +11,2 @@ ACM manages public, private, and imported certificates. Certificates are used to
+You can also automate public certificate issuance using the Automated Certificate Management Environment (ACME) protocol for workloads running on customer-managed infrastructure. For more information, see [ACME certificate automation](./acm-acme.html).
+
@@ -13 +15 @@ ACM manages public, private, and imported certificates. Certificates are used to
-Public ACM certificates can be installed on Amazon EC2 instances that are connected to a [Nitro Enclave](./acm-services.html#acm-nitro-enclave). You can also [export a public certificate](./export-public-certificate.html) to use on any Amazon EC2 instance. For information about setting up a standalone web server on an Amazon EC2 instance not connected to a Nitro Enclave, see [Tutorial: Install a LAMP web server on Amazon Linux 2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-lamp-amazon-linux-2.html) or [Tutorial: Install a LAMP web server with the Amazon Linux AMI](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/install-LAMP.html).
+To automate public certificate issuance and renewal outside integrated services such as on Amazon EC2 instances, use the ACME protocol. For more information, see [ACME certificate automation](./acm-acme.html). Alternatively, if you cannot use ACME, you can automate exportable certificates issued from ACM through [AWS Workload Credentials Provider](./acm-certificate-automation.html).
@@ -34 +36 @@ To use the Amazon Web Services Documentation, Javascript must be enabled. Please
-What is the right AWS certificate service for my needs?
+Choosing how to issue certificates with AWS