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Can CISGuard support FedRAMP authorization?

CISGuard supports the configuration-evidence part of a FedRAMP effort. It maps CIS benchmark results to 50 NIST 800-53 Rev. 5 controls and produces the continuous monitoring record that CA-7 asks for. It does not map the full Moderate or High baselines and does not grant authorization; the remaining controls in your package are evidenced elsewhere. Air-gapped deployment is available for environments where outbound connectivity is prohibited.

The longer answer.

A FedRAMP package covers the full Moderate or High control baseline, and many of those controls are organizational: policies, personnel security, incident response planning and supply chain risk. A configuration scanner cannot evidence those, so CISGuard is one input to the package rather than the package itself.

Where it helps is the technical layer: 50 mapped NIST 800-53 controls with continuous status, CA-7 continuous monitoring evidence for ConMon, and on-premises or air-gapped deployment for FedRAMP High and IL4 or IL5 environments.

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