Compliance validation for IAM Identity Center - Amazon IAM Identity Center
Supported compliance standards
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Compliance validation for IAM Identity Center

Third-party auditors assess the security and compliance of Amazon Web Services services such as Amazon IAM Identity Center as part of multiple Amazon compliance programs.

To learn whether an Amazon Web Services service is within the scope of specific compliance programs, see Amazon Web Services services in Scope by Compliance Program and choose the compliance program that you are interested in. For general information, see Amazon Web Services Compliance Programs.

You can download third-party audit reports using Amazon Artifact. For more information, see Downloading Reports in Amazon Artifact.

Your compliance responsibility when using Amazon Web Services services is determined by the sensitivity of your data, your company's compliance objectives, and applicable laws and regulations. For more information about your compliance responsibility when using Amazon Web Services services, see Amazon Security Documentation.

Supported compliance standards

IAM Identity Center has undergone auditing for the following standards and is eligible for use as part of solutions for which you need to obtain compliance certification.

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) image

Amazon has expanded its Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance program to include IAM Identity Center as a HIPAA eligible service.

Amazon offers a HIPAA-focused whitepaper for customers who want to learn more about how they can use Amazon Web Services services to process and store health information. For more information, see HIPAA compliance.
Information Security Registered Assessors Program (IRAP) image

The Information Security Registered Assessors Program (IRAP) enables Australian Government customers to ensure that appropriate compliance controls are in place and determine the appropriate responsibility model for addressing the requirements of the Australian Government Information Security Manual (ISM) produced by the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC). For more information, see IRAP Resources.
Attestation of Compliance for Payment Card Industry (PCI) image

IAM Identity Center has an Attestation of Compliance for Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) version 3.2 at Service Provider Level 1.

Customers who use Amazon products and services to store, process, or transmit cardholder data can use the following identity sources in IAM Identity Center to manage their own PCI DSS compliance certification:

  • Active Directory

  • External identity provider

The IAM Identity Center identity source is currently not compliant with PCI DSS.

For more information about PCI DSS, including how to request a copy of the Amazon PCI Compliance Package, see PCI DSS level 1.

System and Organization Control (SOC) image

System & Organization Control (SOC) Reports are independent, third-party examination reports that demonstrate how IAM Identity Center achieves key compliance controls and objectives. These reports help you and your auditors to understand how controls support operations and compliance. There are three types of SOC reports:

IAM Identity Center is in scope for Amazon SOC 1, SOC 2, and SOC 3 reports. For more information, see SOC Compliance.