AWS controltower: Updated AWS account sign-up guidance with advanced option
Summary
Replaced the single AWS account creation link with guidance on two sign-up paths: advanced sign-up for full control/regulated workloads (HIPAA, FedRAMP) and standard sign-up with preconfigured defaults.
Security assessment
Account sign-up guidance update; security-adjacent compliance wording but no specific vulnerability addressed.
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/controltower/latest/userguide/setting-up.md b/controltower/latest/userguide/setting-up.md index 64d7ec5..053e33b 100644 --- a//controltower/latest/userguide/setting-up.md +++ b//controltower/latest/userguide/setting-up.md @@ -17 +17 @@ Before you use AWS Control Tower for the first time, follow the steps in this se -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).