# Welcome Multi-party approval is a capability of [AWS Organizations](http://aws.amazon.com/organizations) that allows you to protect a predefined list of operations through a distributed approval process. Use Multi-party approval to establish approval workflows and transform security processes into team-based decisions. **When to use Multi-party approval**: + You need to align with the Zero Trust principle of "never trust, always verify" + You need to make sure that the right humans have access to the right things in the right way + You need distributed decision-making for sensitive or critical operations + You need to protect against unintended operations on sensitive or critical resources + You need formal reviews and approvals for auditing or compliance reasons For more information, see [What is Multi-party approval](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/mpa/latest/userguide/what-is.html) in the *Multi-party approval User Guide*. This document was last published on April 20, 2026.