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AWS directconnect: Add regulated workload sign-up guidance

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

File: directconnect/latest/UserGuide/DirectConnect-compliance.md · Type: compliance

Summary

Added note about AWS sign-up limitations for regulated workloads with remediation links.

Security assessment

Documents compliance requirements for regulated environments, 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/directconnect/latest/UserGuide/DirectConnect-compliance.md b/directconnect/latest/UserGuide/DirectConnect-compliance.md
index 0737c37a3..a7b70a691 100644
--- a//directconnect/latest/UserGuide/DirectConnect-compliance.md
+++ b//directconnect/latest/UserGuide/DirectConnect-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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