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AWS autoscaling: Added regulated workloads sign-up note

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

File: autoscaling/plans/userguide/compliance.md

Summary

Included guidance about AWS sign-up limitations for regulated environments.

Security assessment

Adds security best practice documentation for compliance without vulnerability focus.

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/autoscaling/plans/userguide/compliance.md b/autoscaling/plans/userguide/compliance.md
index 834ea0c26..0e35a7310 100644
--- a//autoscaling/plans/userguide/compliance.md
+++ b//autoscaling/plans/userguide/compliance.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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