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AWS pcs: Add regulated workload sign-up guidance

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

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

Summary

Added note that new AWS sign-up isn't for regulated workloads with advanced options.

Security assessment

Adds compliance guidance for regulated workloads but doesn't address a specific vulnerability.

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/pcs/latest/userguide/compliance-validation.md b/pcs/latest/userguide/compliance-validation.md
index 38c1823d9..5eb361179 100644
--- a//pcs/latest/userguide/compliance-validation.md
+++ b//pcs/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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