AWS authentication

Author: David Curwin

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@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ms.date: 11/23/2023
 
 Workloads commonly span multiple cloud platforms. Cloud security services must do the same. Microsoft Defender for Cloud helps protect workloads in Amazon Web Services (AWS), but you need to set up the connection between them and Defender for Cloud.
 
-If you're connecting an AWS account that you previously connected by using the classic connector, you must [remove it](how-to-use-the-classic-connector.md#remove-classic-aws-connectors) first. Using an AWS account that's connected by both the classic and native connectors can produce duplicate recommendations.
+If you're connecting an AWS account that you previously connected by using the classic connector, you must [remove it](how-to-use-the-classic-connector.md#remove-classic-aws-connectors) first. Using an AWS account connected by both the classic and native connectors can produce duplicate recommendations.
 
 The following screenshot shows AWS accounts displayed in the Defender for Cloud [overview dashboard](overview-page.md).
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ You can learn more by watching the [New AWS connector in Defender for Cloud](epi
 
 For a reference list of all the recommendations that Defender for Cloud can provide for AWS resources, see [Security recommendations for AWS resources - a reference guide](recommendations-reference-aws.md).
 
-### **AWS authentication process**
+## **AWS authentication process**
 
 Federated authentication is used between Microsoft Defender for Cloud and AWS. All of the resources related to the authentication are created as a part of the CloudFormation template deployment, including:
 
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ Federated authentication is used between Microsoft Defender for Cloud and AWS. A
 
 The architecture of the authentication process across clouds is as follows:
 
-![Diagram showing architecture of authentication process across clouds.](/azure/defender-for-cloud/media/quickstart-onboard-aws/architecture-authentication-across-clouds.png)
-
+:::image type="content" source="media/quickstart-onboard-aws/architecture-authentication-across-clouds.png" alt-text="Diagram showing architecture of authentication process across clouds.":::
 
 Microsoft Defender for Cloud CSPM service acquires a Microsoft Entra token with a validity life time of 1 hour that is signed by the Microsoft Entra ID using the RS256 algorithm.
 
@@ -83,9 +82,9 @@ If you choose the Microsoft Defender for SQL plan, you need:
 - An active AWS account, with EC2 instances running SQL Server or RDS Custom for SQL Server.
 - Azure Arc for servers installed on your EC2 instances or RDS Custom for SQL Server.
 
-We recommend that you use the auto-provisioning process to install Azure Arc on all of your existing and future EC2 instances. To enable the Azure Arc auto-provisioning, you need **Owner** permission on the relevant Azure subscription.
+We recommend that you use the autoprovisioning process to install Azure Arc on all of your existing and future EC2 instances. To enable the Azure Arc autoprovisioning, you need **Owner** permission on the relevant Azure subscription.
 
-AWS Systems Manager (SSM) manages auto-provisioning by using the SSM Agent. Some Amazon Machine Images already have the [SSM Agent preinstalled](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/ami-preinstalled-agent.html). If your EC2 instances don't have the SSM Agent, install it by using these instructions from Amazon: [Install SSM Agent for a hybrid and multicloud environment (Windows)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/sysman-install-managed-win.html).
+AWS Systems Manager (SSM) manages autoprovisioning by using the SSM Agent. Some Amazon Machine Images already have the [SSM Agent preinstalled](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/ami-preinstalled-agent.html). If your EC2 instances don't have the SSM Agent, install it by using these instructions from Amazon: [Install SSM Agent for a hybrid and multicloud environment (Windows)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/sysman-install-managed-win.html).
 
 Ensure that your SSM Agent has the managed policy [AmazonSSMManagedInstanceCore](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-managed-policy/latest/reference/AmazonSSMManagedInstanceCore.html). It enables core functionality for the AWS Systems Manager service.
 
@@ -107,16 +106,16 @@ If you choose the Microsoft Defender for Servers plan, you need:
 - An active AWS account, with EC2 instances.
 - Azure Arc for servers installed on your EC2 instances.
 
-We recommend that you use the auto-provisioning process to install Azure Arc on all of your existing and future EC2 instances. To enable the Azure Arc auto-provisioning, you need **Owner** permission on the relevant Azure subscription.
+We recommend that you use the autoprovisioning process to install Azure Arc on all of your existing and future EC2 instances. To enable the Azure Arc autoprovisioning, you need **Owner** permission on the relevant Azure subscription.
 
-AWS Systems Manager manages auto-provisioning by using the SSM Agent. Some Amazon Machine Images already have the [SSM Agent preinstalled](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/ami-preinstalled-agent.html). If your EC2 instances don't have the SSM Agent, install it by using either of the following instructions from Amazon:
+AWS Systems Manager manages autoprovisioning by using the SSM Agent. Some Amazon Machine Images already have the [SSM Agent preinstalled](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/ami-preinstalled-agent.html). If your EC2 instances don't have the SSM Agent, install it by using either of the following instructions from Amazon:
 
 - [Install SSM Agent for a hybrid and multicloud environment (Windows)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/sysman-install-managed-win.html)
 - [Install SSM Agent for a hybrid and multicloud environment (Linux)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/sysman-install-managed-linux.html)
 
-Ensure that your SSM Agent has the managed policy [AmazonSSMManagedInstanceCore](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-managed-policy/latest/reference/AmazonSSMManagedInstanceCore.html), which enables core functionality for the AWS Systems Manager service. 
+Ensure that your SSM Agent has the managed policy [AmazonSSMManagedInstanceCore](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-managed-policy/latest/reference/AmazonSSMManagedInstanceCore.html), which enables core functionality for the AWS Systems Manager service.
 
-**You must have the SSM Agent for auto provisioning Arc agent on EC2 machines. If the SSM doesn't exist, or is removed from the EC2, the Arc provisioning won’t be able to procced.**
+**You must have the SSM Agent for auto provisioning Arc agent on EC2 machines. If the SSM doesn't exist, or is removed from the EC2, the Arc provisioning won’t be able to proceed.**
 
 > [!NOTE]
 > As part of the cloud formation template that is run during the onboarding process, an automation process is created and triggered every 30 days, over all the EC2s that existed during the initial run of the cloud formation. The goal of this scheduled scan is to ensure that all the relevant EC2s have an IAM profile with the required IAM policy that allows Defender for Cloud to access, manage, and provide the relevant security features (including the Arc agent provisioning). The scan does not apply to EC2s that were created after the run of the cloud formation.
@@ -134,17 +133,17 @@ Make sure the selected Log Analytics workspace has a security solution installed
 [Learn more about monitoring components](monitoring-components.md) for Defender for Cloud.
 
 > [!NOTE]
-> As the Log Analytics agent (also known as MMA) is set to retire in [August 2024](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/were-retiring-the-log-analytics-agent-in-azure-monitor-on-31-august-2024/), all Defender for Servers features and security capabilities that currently depend on it, including those described on this page, will be available through either [Microsoft Defender for Endpoint integration](integration-defender-for-endpoint.md) or [agentless scanning](concept-agentless-data-collection.md), before the retirement date. For more information about the roadmap for each of the features that are currently rely on Log Analytics Agent, see [this announcement](upcoming-changes.md#defender-for-cloud-plan-and-strategy-for-the-log-analytics-agent-deprecation).
+> As the Log Analytics agent (also known as MMA) is set to retire in [August 2024](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/were-retiring-the-log-analytics-agent-in-azure-monitor-on-31-august-2024/), all Defender for Servers features and security capabilities that currently depend on it, including those described on this page, will be available through either [Microsoft Defender for Endpoint integration](integration-defender-for-endpoint.md) or [agentless scanning](concept-agentless-data-collection.md), before the retirement date. For more information about the roadmap for each of the features that are currently rely on Log Analytics Agent, see [this announcement](upcoming-changes.md#defender-for-cloud-plan-and-strategy-for-the-log-analytics-agent-deprecation).
 
-Defender for Servers assigns tags to your Azure ARC resources on top of your EC2 instances to manage the auto-provisioning process. You must have these tags properly assigned to your resources so that Defender for Cloud can manage them: `AccountId`, `Cloud`, `InstanceId`, and `MDFCSecurityConnector`.
+Defender for Servers assigns tags to your Azure ARC resources on top of your EC2 instances to manage the autoprovisioning process. You must have these tags properly assigned to your resources so that Defender for Cloud can manage them: `AccountId`, `Cloud`, `InstanceId`, and `MDFCSecurityConnector`.
 
 ### Defender CSPM
 
 If you choose the Microsoft Defender CSPM plan, you need:
 
 - a Microsoft Azure subscription. If you don't have an Azure subscription, you can [sign up for a free subscription](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/free-trial/).
 - You must [enable Microsoft Defender for Cloud](get-started.md#enable-defender-for-cloud-on-your-azure-subscription) on your Azure subscription.
-- Connect your [non-Azure machines](quickstart-onboard-machines.md), [AWS accounts](quickstart-onboard-aws.md). 
+- Connect your [non-Azure machines](quickstart-onboard-machines.md), [AWS accounts](quickstart-onboard-aws.md).
 - In order to gain access to all of the features available from the CSPM plan, the plan must be enabled by the **Subscription Owner**.
 
 Learn more about how to [enable Defender CSPM](tutorial-enable-cspm-plan.md).
@@ -165,10 +164,10 @@ To connect your AWS to Defender for Cloud by using a native connector:
 
     :::image type="content" source="media/quickstart-onboard-aws/add-aws-account-details.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows the tab for entering account details for an AWS account." lightbox="media/quickstart-onboard-aws/add-aws-account-details.png":::
 
-    ```suggestion
-    (Optional) Select **Management account** to create a connector to a management account. Connectors are then created for each member account discovered under the provided management account. Auto-provisioning is also enabled for all of the newly onboarded accounts.
-    
-    (Optional) Use the AWS regions dropdown menu to select specific AWS regions to be scanned. All regions are selected by default.
+> [!NOTE]
+> (Optional) Select **Management account** to create a connector to a management account. Connectors are then created for each member account discovered under the provided management account. Auto-provisioning is also enabled for all of the newly onboarded accounts.
+>
+> (Optional) Use the AWS regions dropdown menu to select specific AWS regions to be scanned. All regions are selected by default.
 
 ## Select Defender plans
 
@@ -185,14 +184,14 @@ In this section of the wizard, you select the Defender for Cloud plans that you
     >
     > As explained in [the AWS documentation](https://aws.amazon.com/cloudtrail/pricing/), there are no additional charges for keeping one trail. If you're exporting the data out of AWS (for example, to an external SIEM system), this increased volume of calls might also increase ingestion costs. In such cases, we recommend filtering out the read-only calls from the Defender for Cloud user or ARN role: `arn:aws:iam::[accountId]:role/CspmMonitorAws`. (This is the default role name. Confirm the role name configured on your account.)
 
-1. By default, the **Servers** plan is set to **On**. This setting is necessary to extend the coverage of Defender for Servers to AWS EC2. Ensure that you've fulfilled the [network requirements for Azure Arc](../azure-arc/servers/network-requirements.md?tabs=azure-cloud).
+1. By default, the **Servers** plan is set to **On**. This setting is necessary to extend the coverage of Defender for Servers to AWS EC2. Ensure that you fulfilled the [network requirements for Azure Arc](../azure-arc/servers/network-requirements.md?tabs=azure-cloud).
 
     Optionally, select **Configure** to edit the configuration as required.
 
     > [!NOTE]
     > The respective Azure Arc servers for EC2 instances or GCP virtual machines that no longer exist (and the respective Azure Arc servers with a status of [Disconnected or Expired](/azure/azure-arc/servers/overview)) are removed after 7 days. This process removes irrelevant Azure Arc entities to ensure that only Azure Arc servers related to existing instances are displayed.
 
-1. By default, the **Containers** plan is set to **On**. This setting is necessary to have Defender for Containers protect your AWS EKS clusters. Ensure that you've fulfilled the [network requirements](./defender-for-containers-enable.md?pivots=defender-for-container-eks&source=docs&tabs=aks-deploy-portal%2ck8s-deploy-asc%2ck8s-verify-asc%2ck8s-remove-arc%2caks-removeprofile-api#network-requirements) for the Defender for Containers plan.
+1. By default, the **Containers** plan is set to **On**. This setting is necessary to have Defender for Containers protect your AWS EKS clusters. Ensure that you fulfilled the [network requirements](./defender-for-containers-enable.md?pivots=defender-for-container-eks&source=docs&tabs=aks-deploy-portal%2ck8s-deploy-asc%2ck8s-verify-asc%2ck8s-remove-arc%2caks-removeprofile-api#network-requirements) for the Defender for Containers plan.
 
     > [!NOTE]
     > Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes, the Azure Arc extensions for Defender agent, and Azure Policy for Kubernetes should be installed. Use the dedicated Defender for Cloud recommendations to deploy the extensions (and Azure Arc, if necessary), as explained in [Protect Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service clusters](defender-for-containers-enable.md?tabs=defender-for-container-eks).
@@ -279,9 +278,9 @@ To view all the active recommendations for your resources by resource type, use
 
 ## Integrate with Microsoft Defender XDR (Preview)
 
-When you enable Defender for Cloud, Defender for Cloud's alerts are automatically integrated into the Microsoft Defender Portal. No further steps are needed.
+When you enable Defender for Cloud, Defender for Cloud alerts are automatically integrated into the Microsoft Defender Portal. No further steps are needed.
 
-The integration between Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Microsoft Defender XDR brings your cloud environments into Microsoft Defender XDR. With Defender for Cloud's alerts and cloud correlations integrated into Microsoft Defender XDR, SOC teams can now access all security information from a single interface. 
+The integration between Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Microsoft Defender XDR brings your cloud environments into Microsoft Defender XDR. With Defender for Cloud's alerts and cloud correlations integrated into Microsoft Defender XDR, SOC teams can now access all security information from a single interface.
 
 Learn more about Defender for Cloud's [alerts in Microsoft Defender XDR](concept-integration-365.md).
 
@@ -304,4 +303,3 @@ Connecting your AWS account is part of the multicloud experience available in Mi
 - Set up your [on-premises machines](quickstart-onboard-machines.md) and [GCP projects](quickstart-onboard-gcp.md).
 - Get answers to [common questions](faq-general.yml) about onboarding your AWS account.
 - [Troubleshoot your multicloud connectors](troubleshooting-guide.md#troubleshooting-the-native-multicloud-connector).
-