Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program
A US government-wide program providing a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services.
Global Scope & Applicability
Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) wishing to sell cloud services to the US Federal Government.
Core Principles & Obligations
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System Security Plan (SSP)
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Security Assessment Report (SAR)
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Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M)
- 4
Continuous Monitoring
Technical Implementation Examples
Automated detection of unencrypted AWS S3 buckets violating Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program policies.
Real-time interception of unauthorized IAM role escalation attempts.
Continuous audit logging and Zero-Knowledge Proof attestation of compliant clusters.
Non-Compliance Penalties
Financial Fines
Loss of Authority to Operate (ATO), terminating active government contracts immediately.
Legal Liability
Contractual defaults leading to financial penalties and restricted future bidding rights.
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