Many AWS customers use AWS’ WORM storage capabilities (S3 Glacier Vault Lock and S3 Object Lock) today. There is no additional charge for using this feature – so go on and add some retention dates to your objects in S3. You can then provide the assessment report to your regulator when you notify them of your decision to use Amazon S3 for your regulated data. You can download a copy of the Cohasset Associates Assessment report. S3 Object Lock has been assessed for SEC Rule 17a-4(f), FINRA Rule 4511, and CFTC Regulation 1.31 by Cohasset Associates.

Whether your business has a requirement to satisfy compliance regulations in the financial or healthcare sector, or you simply want to capture a golden copy of business records for later auditing and reconciliation, S3 Object Lock is the right tool for you. You can use WORM protection for scenarios where it is imperative that data is not changed or deleted after it has been written.

Amazon S3 Object Lock is an Amazon S3 feature that allows you to store objects using a write once, read many (WORM) model.

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