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

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

File: transfer/latest/userguide/security.md

Summary

Added note about new AWS sign-up experience limitations for regulated workloads with mitigation steps.

Security assessment

Documents security-adjacent compliance guidance for regulated environments 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/transfer/latest/userguide/security.md b/transfer/latest/userguide/security.md
index bf0ed3324..48c3c94c5 100644
--- a//transfer/latest/userguide/security.md
+++ b//transfer/latest/userguide/security.md
@@ -14,0 +15,2 @@ Security is a shared responsibility between AWS and you. The [shared responsibil
+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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