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AWS codedeploy: Add guidance for regulated workloads in sign-up experience

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

File: codedeploy/latest/userguide/compliance-validation.md · Type: compliance

Summary

Added documentation about limitations of the new AWS sign-up experience for regulated workloads and provided alternative sign-up options.

Security assessment

The change adds security-adjacent documentation for compliance in regulated environments, guiding users toward advanced account features.

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/codedeploy/latest/userguide/compliance-validation.md b/codedeploy/latest/userguide/compliance-validation.md
index 246e2fef3..45d5bda52 100644
--- a//codedeploy/latest/userguide/compliance-validation.md
+++ b//codedeploy/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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