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AWS AWSEC2: Add regulated workloads sign-up guidance

Service: AWSEC2 · 2026-08-19 · Documentation medium

File: AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/compliance-validation.md

Summary

Added documentation about advanced sign-up options for regulated workloads

Security assessment

Documents compliance best practices for regulated workloads without addressing specific vulnerabilities

Evidence

+Our new AWS sign-up experience is not designed for regulated workloads. If you're using our new AWS sign-up experience, but you want to use AWS for regulated workloads, you can [sign up for AWS (advanced)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/accounts/latest/reference/getting-started.html) or [activate advanced features](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/accounts/latest/reference/activate-advanced-features.html) for your AWS environment.

Diff

diff --git a/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/compliance-validation.md b/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/compliance-validation.md
index 0f76ec683..4719257b9 100644
--- a//AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/compliance-validation.md
+++ b//AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/compliance-validation.md
@@ -8,0 +9,2 @@
+Our new AWS sign-up experience is not designed for regulated workloads. If you're using our new AWS sign-up experience, but you want to use AWS for regulated workloads, you can [sign up for AWS (advanced)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/accounts/latest/reference/getting-started.html) or [activate advanced features](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/accounts/latest/reference/activate-advanced-features.html) for your AWS environment.
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