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AWS IDR documentation change

Service: IDR · 2026-05-31 · Documentation low

File: IDR/latest/userguide/what-is-idr.md

Summary

Added 'Sign up for an AWS account' section with link to account management guide

Security assessment

Routine documentation update for account setup without security-specific content. No vulnerability or security feature addressed.

Diff

diff --git a/IDR/latest/userguide/what-is-idr.md b/IDR/latest/userguide/what-is-idr.md
index 470e87e5d..2c32040c4 100644
--- a//IDR/latest/userguide/what-is-idr.md
+++ b//IDR/latest/userguide/what-is-idr.md
@@ -6,0 +7,2 @@
+Sign up for an AWS account
+
@@ -25,0 +28,2 @@ Incident Detection and Response offers the following key features:
+  * Sign up for an AWS account
+
@@ -36,0 +41,4 @@ Incident Detection and Response offers the following key features:
+## Sign up for an AWS account
+
+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_.
+