Amazon Aurora DSQL Granted FedRAMP Moderate Authorization in Key US Regions

Amazon Aurora Distributed SQL database is now authorized under FedRAMP Moderate in multiple US regions, enabling government cloud workloads.

By Elena Parker · Editorial pseudonym · 2026-07-17 · 1 min read

AI-ASSISTED REPORTING · RETROSPECTIVE ARCHIVE

Retrospective edition: 2026-07-17. Source published: 2026-07-16. Added to this archive: 2026-11-03. This briefing was prepared later from the linked announcement; it was not published on this website on the historical edition date.

Aurora DSQL’s FedRAMP Moderate status allows US government agencies and regulated users to deploy distributed, serverless SQL databases compliant with federal security standards in Ohio, Virginia, and Oregon regions. Aurora DSQL offers active-active high availability and multi-region consistency.

This inclusion facilitates building always-available applications with scalability and zero infrastructure management while meeting government compliance. The FedRAMP authorization is an official certification; performance claims remain vendor-provided.

Source & further reading

Amazon Aurora DSQL is now in scope for FedRAMP Moderate ↗

Source published 2026-07-16. This report was prepared with AI assistance from the linked primary-source material. Claims and limitations should be checked against the original announcement or research.