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AWS ebs: Add regulated workload guidance for AWS sign-up

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

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

Summary

Added warning about new AWS sign-up experience not supporting regulated workloads with mitigation links.

Security assessment

Documents compliance requirements for regulated workloads, helping prevent misconfiguration risks.

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.

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diff --git a/ebs/latest/userguide/compliance-validation.md b/ebs/latest/userguide/compliance-validation.md
index e927b5198..8df52c4c7 100644
--- a//ebs/latest/userguide/compliance-validation.md
+++ b//ebs/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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