Merge pull request #260021 from dimatx/main

Update to add a note about future of ACD

Author: v-dirichards

articles/certification/overview.md

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 ms.service: certification
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 # What is the Azure Certified Device program?
+> [!Note]
+> The Azure Certified Device program has met its goals and will conclude on February 23, 2024. This means that the Azure Certified Device catalog, along with certifications for Azure Certified Device, Edge Managed, and IoT Plug and Play will no longer be available after this date. However, the Edge Secured-core program will remain active and will be relocated to a new home at [aka.ms/EdgeSecuredCoreHome](https://aka.ms/EdgeSecuredCoreHome).
 
 Thank you for your interest in the Azure Certified Device program! Azure Certified Device is a free program that enables you to differentiate, certify, and promote your IoT devices built to run on Azure. From intelligent cameras to connected sensors to edge infrastructure, this enhanced IoT device certification program helps device builders increase their product visibility and saves customers time in building solutions.
 

articles/certification/program-requirements-azure-certified-device.md

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 ms.service: certification
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 # Azure Certified Device Certification Requirements 
-(previously known as IoT Hub)
+> [!Note]
+> The Azure Certified Device program has met its goals and will conclude on February 23, 2024. This means that the Azure Certified Device catalog, along with certifications for Azure Certified Device, Edge Managed, and IoT Plug and Play will no longer be available after this date. However, the Edge Secured-core program will remain active and will be relocated to a new home at [aka.ms/EdgeSecuredCoreHome](https://aka.ms/EdgeSecuredCoreHome).
 
 This document outlines the device specific capabilities that will be represented in the Azure Certified Device catalog. A capability is singular device attribute that may be software implementation or combination of software and hardware implementations. 
 

articles/certification/program-requirements-edge-managed.md

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 ms.service: certification
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 # Edge Managed Certification Requirements
+> [!Note]
+> The Azure Certified Device program has met its goals and will conclude on February 23, 2024. This means that the Azure Certified Device catalog, along with certifications for Azure Certified Device, Edge Managed, and IoT Plug and Play will no longer be available after this date. However, the Edge Secured-core program will remain active and will be relocated to a new home at [aka.ms/EdgeSecuredCoreHome](https://aka.ms/EdgeSecuredCoreHome).
 
 This document outlines the device specific capabilities that will be represented in the Azure Certified Device catalog. A capability is singular device attribute that may describe the device. 
 
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 | **Validation Type**     | Manual / Lab Verified                                                    |
 | **Validation**          | OEM must ship the physical device to IoT administration (HCL). HCL performs manual validation on the physical device to check: **1.** EdgeRT is using Moby subsystem (allowed redistribution version). Not docker **2.** Pick the latest edge module to validate ability to deploy edge.                                                     |
 | **Resources**           | **a)** [AICS blog](https://azure.microsoft.com/blog/expanding-azure-iot-certification-service-to-support-azure-iot-edge-device-certification/), **b)** [Certification steps](./overview.md) , **c)** [Requirements](./program-requirements-azure-certified-device.md) |
-| **Azure Recommended:**     | N/A                                                    |
+| **Azure Recommended:**     | N/A                                                    |

articles/certification/program-requirements-pnp.md

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 ms.service: certification
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 # IoT Plug and Play Certification Requirements
+> [!Note]
+> The Azure Certified Device program has met its goals and will conclude on February 23, 2024. This means that the Azure Certified Device catalog, along with certifications for Azure Certified Device, Edge Managed, and IoT Plug and Play will no longer be available after this date. However, the Edge Secured-core program will remain active and will be relocated to a new home at [aka.ms/EdgeSecuredCoreHome](https://aka.ms/EdgeSecuredCoreHome).
 
 This document outlines the device specific capabilities that will be represented in the Azure IoT Device catalog. A capability is singular device attribute that may be software implementation or combination of software and hardware implementations.
 
@@ -116,4 +120,4 @@ Promise of IoT Plug and Play certification are:
 | **OS**                  | Agnostic                                                     |
 | **Validation Type**     | Automated                                                    |
 | **Validation**          | Device must send any telemetry schemas to IoT Hub. Microsoft provides the [portal workflow](https://certify.azure.com) to execute the tests. Device twin property (if implemented): **1.** AICS validates the read/write-able property in device twin JSON **2.** User has to specify the JSON payload to be changed **3.** AICS validates the specified desired properties sent from IoT Hub and ACK message received by the device |
-| **Resources**           | **1.** [Certification steps](./overview.md) (has all the additional resources), **2.** [Use device twins with IoT Hub](../iot-hub/iot-hub-devguide-device-twins.md) |
+| **Resources**           | **1.** [Certification steps](./overview.md) (has all the additional resources), **2.** [Use device twins with IoT Hub](../iot-hub/iot-hub-devguide-device-twins.md) |