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AWS appsync: Added regulated workload sign-up guidance

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

File: appsync/latest/devguide/compliance-validation.md · Type: compliance

Summary

Documented limitations of new AWS sign-up for regulated workloads and provided advanced setup links.

Security assessment

Adds compliance documentation to guide users toward secure configurations for regulated workloads.

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/appsync/latest/devguide/compliance-validation.md b/appsync/latest/devguide/compliance-validation.md
index 540138ff6..4e325ecac 100644
--- a//appsync/latest/devguide/compliance-validation.md
+++ b//appsync/latest/devguide/compliance-validation.md
@@ -10,0 +11,2 @@ Third-party auditors assess the security and compliance of AWS AppSync 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.
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