AWS firehose: Update AWS account signup guidance in Firehose prerequisites
Summary
Replaced the 'Getting started with an AWS account' reference with new text describing two AWS signup options, including an advanced path for regulated workloads.
Security assessment
Cosmetic prerequisite wording/link update; introduces no security control or vulnerability remediation.
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/firehose/latest/dev/before-you-begin.md b/firehose/latest/dev/before-you-begin.md index 46d7f01..9df56e6 100644 --- a//firehose/latest/dev/before-you-begin.md +++ b//firehose/latest/dev/before-you-begin.md @@ -26 +26 @@ Before you use Amazon Data Firehose for the first time, complete the following t -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).