tags: #publish
links: [[AWS Regions]]
created: 2021-03-02 Tue
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# AWS GovCloud (US)
AWS Regions for use by infrastructure subject to US Government compliance:
- AWS GovCloud (US-East): `us-gov-east-1`
- AWS GovCloud (US-West): `us-gov-west-1`
Airgapped from the rest of AWS - standalone separated environment, strictly controlled who gets access to it.
Maintained by US citizens to enable [[FedRAMP]] compliance.
Includes [[FIPS 140-2]] service endpoints.
Suitable for [[NIST 800-171]] etc.
**Owner of the account** has to be a US citizen or green card holder
It's unclear whether non-US citizens are meant to use it...