AWS cloud-map: Update AWS account sign-up guidance with advanced/compliance options
Summary
Replaces the single AWS account creation sentence with expanded guidance describing two sign-up paths, including the advanced option recommended for regulated workloads such as HIPAA or FedRAMP.
Security assessment
This is onboarding copy pointing users to account sign-up flows; the HIPAA/FedRAMP mention is compliance framing, not documentation of a security feature or a fix for a vulnerability.
Evidence
+To get started with AWS, you need an AWS account. There are two ways to sign up for AWS. If you want complete control over account configuration and where your content is stored, or if you have regulated workloads such as HIPAA or FedRAMP, use [Sign up for AWS (advanced)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/accounts/latest/reference/getting-started.html). If you are a new user and want to use a login you already own to sign in to AWS and create an AWS environment with preconfigured defaults in select [AWS Regions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/accounts/latest/reference/project-regions.html), use [Sign up for AWS](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/accounts/latest/reference/sign-in-new.html).
Diff
diff --git a/cloud-map/latest/dg/setting-up-cloud-map.md b/cloud-map/latest/dg/setting-up-cloud-map.md index 4921aef..f32825b 100644 --- a//cloud-map/latest/dg/setting-up-cloud-map.md +++ b//cloud-map/latest/dg/setting-up-cloud-map.md @@ -24 +24 @@ The overview and procedures in the following sections are meant to help you get -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_. +To get started with AWS, you need an AWS account. There are two ways to sign up for AWS. If you want complete control over account configuration and where your content is stored, or if you have regulated workloads such as HIPAA or FedRAMP, use [Sign up for AWS (advanced)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/accounts/latest/reference/getting-started.html). If you are a new user and want to use a login you already own to sign in to AWS and create an AWS environment with preconfigured defaults in select [AWS Regions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/accounts/latest/reference/project-regions.html), use [Sign up for AWS](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/accounts/latest/reference/sign-in-new.html).