AWS directconnect: Updated AWS account signup guidance in Direct Connect toolkit page
Summary
The account-creation sentence was replaced with expanded wording covering the two signup options (advanced for regulated/controlled workloads, simplified login-based signup with regional defaults).
Security assessment
Standard boilerplate signup text change; no specific security control or advisory is introduced. The HIPAA/FedRAMP mention is contextual, not a documented security practice.
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/directconnect/latest/UserGuide/toolkit-classic.md b/directconnect/latest/UserGuide/toolkit-classic.md index 9ed6d2f..5dd94b0 100644 --- a//directconnect/latest/UserGuide/toolkit-classic.md +++ b//directconnect/latest/UserGuide/toolkit-classic.md @@ -19 +19 @@ To use Direct Connect, you need an account if you don't already have one. -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).