AWS vpc: Updated AWS account sign-up guidance in VPC getting started
Summary
Replaced the single 'Getting started with an AWS account' link with expanded guidance describing two sign-up paths: advanced sign-up for full control over account configuration/content storage and regulated workloads (HIPAA, FedRAMP), and standard sign-up using an existing login with preconfigured defaults in select Regions.
Security assessment
Same boilerplate account sign-up text applied to the VPC getting-started page. No VPC networking, isolation, or security configuration content is changed, so there is no security impact.
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/vpc/latest/userguide/vpc-getting-started.md b/vpc/latest/userguide/vpc-getting-started.md index a1b9b8b..f3298a9 100644 --- a//vpc/latest/userguide/vpc-getting-started.md +++ b//vpc/latest/userguide/vpc-getting-started.md @@ -36 +36 @@ Complete the following tasks to prepare to create and connect your VPCs. When yo -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).