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AWS datasync: Added compliance note for regulated workloads sign-up

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

File: datasync/latest/userguide/datasync-compliance.md

Summary

Documented that the new AWS sign-up experience isn't suitable for regulated workloads and provided alternatives.

Security assessment

The added text provides security-adjacent compliance guidance for regulated environments but doesn't address a specific vulnerability. Evidence shows new documentation about workload suitability.

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/datasync/latest/userguide/datasync-compliance.md b/datasync/latest/userguide/datasync-compliance.md
index 1a9526627..6977c5090 100644
--- a//datasync/latest/userguide/datasync-compliance.md
+++ b//datasync/latest/userguide/datasync-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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