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AWS security-lake documentation change

Service: security-lake · 2026-05-31 · Documentation low

File: security-lake/latest/userguide/getting-started.md

Summary

Added 'Sign up for an AWS account' section and prerequisite step with link to account management guide.

Security assessment

Standard prerequisite documentation addition. Doesn't address specific security vulnerabilities or add new security features documentation. Basic account setup guidance without security-specific content.

Diff

diff --git a/security-lake/latest/userguide/getting-started.md b/security-lake/latest/userguide/getting-started.md
index 21543b254..eb0feb041 100644
--- a//security-lake/latest/userguide/getting-started.md
+++ b//security-lake/latest/userguide/getting-started.md
@@ -6,0 +7,2 @@
+Sign up for an AWS account
+
@@ -20,0 +23,2 @@ Security Lake does not support backfilling of existing AWS raw log source events
+  * Sign up for an AWS account
+
@@ -31,0 +36,4 @@ Security Lake does not support backfilling of existing AWS raw log source events
+## 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_.
+