**To enable AWS Shield Advanced protection for an account**

The following ``create-subscription`` example enables Shield Advanced protection for the account. ::

    aws shield create-subscription

This command produces no output.
        
For more information, see `Getting Started with AWS Shield Advanced <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/developerguide/getting-started-ddos.html>`__ in the *AWS Shield Advanced Developer Guide*.
