Compliance validation for AWS Account Management - AWS Account Management
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Compliance validation for AWS Account Management

Our new AWS experience cannot be used for any regulated workloads. The following information is only relevant to accounts created when you use Sign up for AWS (advanced).

Third-party auditors assess the security and compliance of AWS services that can run in your AWS account as part of multiple AWS compliance programs. These include SOC, PCI, FedRAMP, HIPAA, and others.

For a list of AWS services in scope of specific compliance programs, see . For general information, see .

Your compliance responsibility when using services in your AWS account is determined by the sensitivity of your data, your company's compliance objectives, and applicable laws and regulations. AWS provides the following resources to help with compliance:

  • – This collection of workbooks and guides might apply to your industry and location.

  • Evaluating Resources with Rules in the AWS Config Developer Guide – The AWS Config service assesses how well your resource configurations comply with internal practices, industry guidelines, and regulations.