Getting started with Amazon Security Lake
The topics in this section explain how to enable and start using Security Lake. You'll learn how to configure your data lake settings and set up log collection. You can enable and use Security Lake through the AWS Management Console or programmatically. Whichever method you use, you must first set up an AWS account and an administrative user. The steps after that differ based on the method of access.
The Security Lake console offers a streamlined process for getting started, and creates all necessary AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) roles that you need to create your data lake.
If you access Security Lake programmatically, it's necessary to create some AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) roles in order to configure your data lake.
Important
Security Lake does not support backfilling of existing AWS raw log source events that were generated before enabling Security Lake.
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Sign up for an AWS account
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). 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, use Sign up for AWS.
