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AWS inspector: Update AWS account signup guidance in Inspector CI/CD setup

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

File: inspector/latest/user/configure-cicd-account.md

Summary

Replaces the single AWS account creation link with a description of two signup options (advanced vs. standard with preconfigured defaults).

Security assessment

Although this page covers configuring an IAM role for CI/CD, the changed line is only the generic account signup text; it does not alter IAM role or permission guidance.

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/inspector/latest/user/configure-cicd-account.md b/inspector/latest/user/configure-cicd-account.md
index 71d7039..ea35afe 100644
--- a//inspector/latest/user/configure-cicd-account.md
+++ b//inspector/latest/user/configure-cicd-account.md
@@ -28 +28 @@ If you already signed up for an AWS account, you can skip to Configure an IAM ro
-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).