**Introducing a new console experience for Amazon WAF**

You can now use the updated experience to access Amazon WAF functionality anywhere in the console. For more details, see [Working with the console](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/waf/latest/developerguide/working-with-console.html). 

# Validating compliance in Shield
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This section explains your compliance responsibility when using Amazon Shield.

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](https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/services-in-scope/) and choose the compliance program that you are interested in. For general information, see [Amazon Web Services Compliance Programs](https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/programs/).

You can download third-party audit reports using Amazon Artifact. For more information, see [Downloading Reports in Amazon Artifact](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/artifact/latest/ug/downloading-documents.html).

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](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/security/).