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AWS comprehend: Comprehend setup: expand AWS account sign-up options

Service: comprehend · 2026-10-21 · Documentation low

File: comprehend/latest/dg/setting-up.md

Summary

Replaced the single 'Getting started with an AWS account' pointer with guidance on two sign-up paths, noting the advanced path for full control over account configuration/content location and for regulated workloads such as HIPAA or FedRAMP.

Security assessment

This is onboarding/account-creation guidance that mentions compliance regimes (HIPAA/FedRAMP) as a reason to choose the advanced sign-up path; it documents no security feature, control, or fix.

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/comprehend/latest/dg/setting-up.md b/comprehend/latest/dg/setting-up.md
index 346b016..4501b7c 100644
--- a//comprehend/latest/dg/setting-up.md
+++ b//comprehend/latest/dg/setting-up.md
@@ -26 +26 @@ Before you use Amazon Comprehend for the first time, complete the following task
-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).