AWS Security ChangesHomeSearch

AWS singlesignon: Add guidance for regulated workloads with new AWS sign-up

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

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

Summary

Added documentation clarifying that the new AWS sign-up experience isn't for regulated workloads and linking to advanced options.

Security assessment

This addition documents a security best practice for compliance in regulated environments but does not fix 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/singlesignon/latest/userguide/compliance-validation.md b/singlesignon/latest/userguide/compliance-validation.md
index 81f5f9033..01c563662 100644
--- a//singlesignon/latest/userguide/compliance-validation.md
+++ b//singlesignon/latest/userguide/compliance-validation.md
@@ -12,0 +13,2 @@ Third-party auditors assess the security and compliance of AWS services such as
+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.
+