Signing up for an AWS account - AWS European Sovereign Cloud User Guide
Prerequisites for creating a new AWS accountCreate your Account
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Signing up for an AWS account

Prerequisites for creating a new AWS account

To sign up for an AWS account, you’ll need to provide the following information:

  • Root user email address — The email address is used as the sign-in name for the root user and is required for account recovery. You must be able to receive email messages that are sent to this address. Before you can perform certain tasks, you must verify that you have access to email sent to this address.

  • AWS account name — The name of the account appears in several places, such as on your invoice, and in consoles such as the Billing and Cost Management dashboard and the AWS Organizations console. We recommend that you use a standard way to name your accounts so that you can give your accounts names that are easy to recognize. For company accounts, consider using a naming standard such as organization-purpose-environment (for example, AnyCompany-audit-prod). For personal accounts, consider using a naming standard such as first name-last name-purpose (for example, paulo-santos-testaccount).

  • Address —  Your full name and address.

  • Phone number — This number is used for identity verification purposes and to confirm the ownership of your account. You must be able to receive calls and SMS messages at this phone number.

Create your Account

  1. Open the Sign up for AWS page.

  2. Enter the root user email address and AWS account name, and then choose Verify email address. This will send a verification code to your specified email address.

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    Important

    If this account is for a business, use a secure corporate distribution list (for example, it.admins@example.com) so that your company can retain access to the AWS account even when an employee changes positions or leaves the company. Because the email address can be used to reset the account’s root user credentials, protect access to this distribution list or address.

  3. Enter your verification code, and then choose Verify.

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  4. Enter a strong password for your root user, confirm it, and then choose Continue. AWS requires that your password meet the following conditions:

    • It must have a minimum of 8 characters and a maximum of 128 characters.

    • It must include a minimum of three of the following mix of character types: uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and ! @ # $ % ^ & * () <> [] {} | _+-= symbols.

    • It must not be identical to your AWS account name or email address.

  5. Choose Business or Personal. Personal accounts and business accounts have the same features and functions. Enter your company or personal information.

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    Important

    For business AWS accounts, it’s a best practice to enter a company phone number rather than a number for a personal phone. Configuring the account’s root user with an individual email address or a personal phone number can make your account insecure. Read and accept the AWS Customer Agreement. Be sure that you read and understand the terms of the AWS Customer Agreement.

  6. Choose Agree and Continue. At this point, you’ll receive an email message to confirm that your AWS account is ready to use. You can sign in to your new account by using the email address and password you provided during sign up. However, you can’t use any AWS services until you finish activating your account.

  7. Enter the information about your payment method, and then choose Verify and Continue. If you want to use a different billing address for your AWS billing information, choose Use a new address. You can’t proceed with the sign-up process until you add a valid payment method.

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  8. Enter your country or region code from the list, and then enter a phone number where you can be reached in the next few minutes.

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  9. Enter the code displayed in the CAPTCHA, and then submit.

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  10. When the automated system contacts you, enter the PIN you receive and then submit.

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  11. After verification, setting up your AWS account page is shown indicating that your account is being activated and you will be redirected to console.

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  12. Check your email and spam folder for an email message that confirms your account was activated. Activation usually takes a few minutes but can sometimes take up to 24 hours.

  13. After you receive the activation message, you can sign-in to the AWS Management Console to start using AWS services.