Introducing a new console experience for AWS WAF
You can now use the updated experience to access AWS WAF functionality anywhere in the console. For more details, see Working with the console.
Setting up your account to use the services
This topic describes preliminary steps, such as creating an account, to prepare you to use AWS WAF, AWS Firewall Manager, and AWS Shield Advanced. You aren't charged for these preliminary items. You are charged only for AWS services that you use.
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.
Download tools
The AWS Management Console includes a console for AWS WAF, AWS Shield Advanced, and AWS Firewall Manager, but if you want to access the services programmatically, see the following:
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The API guides document the operations that the services support and provide links to the related SDK and CLI documentation:
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To call an API without having to handle low-level details like assembling raw HTTP requests, you can use an AWS SDK. The AWS SDKs provide functions and data types that encapsulate the functionality of AWS services. To download an AWS SDK and access installation instructions, see the applicable page:
For a complete list of AWS SDKs, see Tools for Amazon Web Services
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You can use the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI) to control multiple AWS services from the command line. You can also automate your commands using scripts. For more information, see AWS Command Line Interface
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AWS Tools for Windows PowerShell supports these AWS services. For more information, see AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference
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