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AWS waf: Add regulated workload compliance note

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

File: waf/latest/developerguide/shd-security-compliance.md

Summary

Included guidance about AWS sign-up limitations for Shield compliance.

Security assessment

Documents compliance requirements affecting security configurations.

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/waf/latest/developerguide/shd-security-compliance.md b/waf/latest/developerguide/shd-security-compliance.md
index d268dfb2e..1f0aabb45 100644
--- a//waf/latest/developerguide/shd-security-compliance.md
+++ b//waf/latest/developerguide/shd-security-compliance.md
@@ -14,0 +15,2 @@ This section explains your compliance responsibility when using AWS Shield.
+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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