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AWS cloudsearch documentation change

Service: cloudsearch · 2026-06-04 · Documentation low

File: cloudsearch/latest/developerguide/getting-started-sign-up.md

Summary

Restructured sign-up instructions and added link to AWS account management guide

Security assessment

Documentation improvement for account creation process without security-specific content

Diff

diff --git a/cloudsearch/latest/developerguide/getting-started-sign-up.md b/cloudsearch/latest/developerguide/getting-started-sign-up.md
index 4f276b9d9..b5f01c7b1 100644
--- a//cloudsearch/latest/developerguide/getting-started-sign-up.md
+++ b//cloudsearch/latest/developerguide/getting-started-sign-up.md
@@ -6,0 +7,2 @@
+Sign up for an AWS account
+
@@ -11,9 +13 @@ To use Amazon CloudSearch, you need an Amazon Web Services (AWS) account. Your A
-If you already have an AWS account, you are automatically signed up for Amazon CloudSearch. 
-
-###### To create an AWS account
-
-  1. Go to [https://aws.amazon.com](https://aws.amazon.com) and click **Sign Up Now**. 
-
-  2. Follow the instructions to sign up. You will need to enter payment information before you can begin using Amazon CloudSearch.
-
-
+## Sign up for an AWS account
@@ -20,0 +15 @@ If you already have an AWS account, you are automatically signed up for Amazon C
+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_.