The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program — a US government framework that standardises the security assessment, authorisation, and continuous monitoring of cloud service providers (CSPs) used by federal agencies. FedRAMP authorisation signals a cloud product has met rigorous NIST-based security controls, and is often required for identity and fraud vendors selling into US government contracts.
Identity vendors pursuing US federal contracts must obtain FedRAMP authorisation. Buyers evaluating vendors for government use cases should treat FedRAMP status as a minimum security baseline requirement.
When FedRAMP (Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program) appears in a vendor claim, control description, policy, or assessment, record the exact meaning being used and the boundary it covers. Ask what is measured, which systems and users are in scope, what evidence supports the claim, how exceptions are handled, and when the evidence was last reviewed. Similar labels can describe different implementations, so a term match alone is not proof that a requirement is met.
Do not assume that two policies, standards, or products use FedRAMP (Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program) in exactly the same way. A label may describe an objective, a technical mechanism, an operating process, a measurement, or a commercial feature. Check the surrounding definition and avoid expanding a narrow statement into a broader assurance claim.
For a durable review, note the authoritative source, publication or version date, applicable system boundary, and any thresholds or exclusions. If the meaning is disputed or changes over time, preserve both the original wording and the interpretation used for the decision. That makes later reassessment possible without treating this glossary entry as a substitute for the governing source.
Category: compliance. This entry is part of the Identity Technologist Glossary, a practitioner reference for identity verification, KYC/AML, biometrics, fraud prevention, authentication, security, and compliance terminology.
Last reviewed: 2026-05-21