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AWS amplify: Add regulated workload guidance for AWS sign-up

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

File: amplify/latest/userguide/Amplify-compliance.md · Type: compliance

Summary

Added note that new AWS sign-up experience isn't for regulated workloads with links to advanced options.

Security assessment

Documents compliance requirements for regulated workloads, which is security-adjacent guidance.

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/amplify/latest/userguide/Amplify-compliance.md b/amplify/latest/userguide/Amplify-compliance.md
index d14cc9694..14d8dea65 100644
--- a//amplify/latest/userguide/Amplify-compliance.md
+++ b//amplify/latest/userguide/Amplify-compliance.md
@@ -10,0 +11,2 @@ Third-party auditors assess the security and compliance of AWS Amplify as part o
+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.
+