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AWS iot-device-defender: Add note about AWS sign-up experience for regulated workloads

Service: iot-device-defender · 2026-08-19 · Documentation medium

File: iot-device-defender/latest/devguide/compliance-validation.md

Summary

Added guidance on using advanced sign-up features for regulated workloads.

Security assessment

Documents a compliance best practice for regulated environments but does not address specific vulnerabilities.

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/iot-device-defender/latest/devguide/compliance-validation.md b/iot-device-defender/latest/devguide/compliance-validation.md
index 77db162f5..2c20af512 100644
--- a//iot-device-defender/latest/devguide/compliance-validation.md
+++ b//iot-device-defender/latest/devguide/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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