AWS achieves its second ISMAP authorization in Japan

Earning and maintaining customer trust is an ongoing commitment at Amazon Web Services (AWS). Our customers’ security requirements drive the scope and portfolio of the compliance reports, attestations, and certifications we pursue. We’re excited to announce that AWS has achieved authorization under the Information System Security Management and Assessment Program (ISMAP) program, effective from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023. The authorization scope covers a total of 145 AWS services (an increase of 22 services over the previous authorization) across 22 AWS Regions, including the Asia Pacific (Tokyo) Region and the Asia Pacific (Osaka) Region. This is the second time AWS has undergone an assessment since ISMAP was first published by the ISMAP steering committee in March 2020.

ISMAP is a Japanese government program for assessing the security of public cloud services. The purpose of ISMAP is to provide a common set of security standards for cloud service providers (CSPs) to comply with as a baseline requirement for government procurement. ISMAP introduces security requirements for cloud domains, practices, and procedures that CSPs must implement. CSPs must engage with an ISMAP-approved third-party assessor to assess compliance with the ISMAP security requirements in order to apply as an ISMAP-registered CSP. The ISMAP program will evaluate the security of each CSP and register those that satisfy the Japanese government’s security requirements. Upon successful ISMAP registration of CSPs, government procurement departments and agencies can accelerate their engagement with the registered CSPs and contribute to the smooth introduction of cloud services in government information systems.

The achievement of this authorization demonstrates the proactive approach AWS has taken to help customers meet compliance requirements set by the Japanese government and to deliver secure AWS services to our customers. Service providers and customers of AWS can use the ISMAP authorization of AWS services to support their own ISMAP authorization programs. The full list of 145 ISMAP-authorized AWS services is available on the AWS Services in Scope by Compliance Program webpage, and you can also use the ISMAP Customer Package on AWS Artifact. You can confirm the AWS ISMAP authorization status and find detailed scope information on the ISMAP Portal.

As always, we are committed to bringing new services and Regions into the scope of our ISMAP program, based on your business needs. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact your AWS Account Manager.

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