Basic Information
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| English | AWS Artifact |
| Full name | AWS Artifact |
| Chinese | 合规文档与协议自助服务 |
| Japanese | AWS Artifact（コンプライアンス文書・契約のセルフサービス） |
| Exam frequency | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| Often confused with | AWS Audit Manager / AWS Config |
One-line summary
Retrieve AWS compliance reports on demand and review or manage applicable agreements.
Core capabilities and use cases
- Artifact Reports provides third-party audit and compliance documents such as SOC, ISO, and PCI reports.
- Artifact Agreements lets authorized teams review, accept, and manage applicable agreements.
- It supplies AWS-side evidence for audits, risk assessments, and vendor due diligence.
- Access to reports and agreements is controlled through account permissions.
- It does not scan customer resources or prove that a customer workload is compliant.
Exam focus and common pitfalls
- Choose Artifact when an auditor requests an AWS SOC, ISO, or PCI report or an agreement.
- Audit Manager organizes evidence from the customer environment; Config evaluates resource configuration.
- AWS compliance reports do not remove the customer’s shared-responsibility obligations.
Key takeaway
Use Artifact for AWS reports and agreements; use Audit Manager for customer-environment evidence.