AWS deadline-cloud documentation change
Summary
Restructured account setup documentation, replacing detailed sign-up steps with a link to AWS Account Management Guide and removed specific security best practices about root user usage.
Security assessment
The change removes explicit warnings about root user risks and security best practices without adding new security content. While this reduces security guidance visibility, there's no evidence of addressing a specific vulnerability or incident.
Diff
diff --git a/deadline-cloud/latest/userguide/setting-up.md b/deadline-cloud/latest/userguide/setting-up.md index fdf0ec874..dbbe5d8df 100644 --- a//deadline-cloud/latest/userguide/setting-up.md +++ b//deadline-cloud/latest/userguide/setting-up.md @@ -7,11 +7 @@ -# Set up your AWS account - -Set up your AWS account to use AWS Deadline Cloud. - -If you do not have an AWS account, complete the following steps to create one. - -###### To sign up for an AWS account - - 1. Open [https://portal.aws.amazon.com/billing/signup](https://portal.aws.amazon.com/billing/signup). - - 2. Follow the online instructions. +Sign up for an AWS account @@ -19,8 +9 @@ If you do not have an AWS account, complete the following steps to create one. -Part of the sign-up procedure involves receiving a phone call or text message and entering a verification code on the phone keypad. - -When you sign up for an AWS account, an _AWS account root user_ is created. The root user has access to all AWS services and resources in the account. As a security best practice, assign administrative access to a user, and use only the root user to perform [tasks that require root user access](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_root-user.html#root-user-tasks). - - - - -When you first create an AWS account, you begin with one sign-in identity that has complete access to all AWS services and resources in the account. This identity is called the AWS account _root user_ and is accessed by signing in with the email address and password that you used to create the account. +# Set up your AWS account @@ -28 +11 @@ When you first create an AWS account, you begin with one sign-in identity that h -###### Important +## Sign up for an AWS account @@ -30 +13 @@ When you first create an AWS account, you begin with one sign-in identity that h -We strongly recommend that you don't use the root user for your everyday tasks. Safeguard your root user credentials and use them to perform the tasks that only the root user can perform. For the complete list of tasks that require you to sign in as the root user, see [Tasks that require root user credentials](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_root-user.html#root-user-tasks) in the _IAM User Guide_. +To get started with AWS, you need an AWS account. For information about creating an AWS account, see [Getting started with an AWS account](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//accounts/latest/reference/getting-started.html) in the _AWS Account Management Reference Guide_.