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title: "Serving the most critical missions: Cloudflare for Government achieves FedRAMP Class D (High) Certified status"
description: "Cloudflare for Government has achieved FedRAMP Class D (High) certification status, following its FedRAMP Moderate authorization in 2022 and sponsorship by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. FedRAMP High covers systems handling the nation’s most sensitive unclassified data, including law enforcement, emergency services, financial systems, and national security information, where a control breach could be catastrophic. Cloudflare says its offering runs the same software stack and services as its commercial platform on one global network, while its Data Localization Suite ensures traffic inspection and processing for FedRAMP High occur exclusively in U.S. data centers. The systems developed for FedRAMP High are also the foundation of Cloudflare’s stated pursuit of DoD Impact Level 4 authorization, with access to its Zero Trust, application performance, and developer features as they are released."
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# Serving the most critical missions: Cloudflare for Government achieves FedRAMP Class D (High) Certified status

[Cloudflare](https://yomu.fyi/company/cloudflare) · Wesley Evans · Aug 10, 2026

**Type:** Announcement

## Summary

Cloudflare for Government has achieved FedRAMP Class D (High) certification status, following its FedRAMP Moderate authorization in 2022 and sponsorship by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. FedRAMP High covers systems handling the nation’s most sensitive unclassified data, including law enforcement, emergency services, financial systems, and national security information, where a control breach could be catastrophic. Cloudflare says its offering runs the same software stack and services as its commercial platform on one global network, while its Data Localization Suite ensures traffic inspection and processing for FedRAMP High occur exclusively in U.S. data centers. The systems developed for FedRAMP High are also the foundation of Cloudflare’s stated pursuit of DoD Impact Level 4 authorization, with access to its Zero Trust, application performance, and developer features as they are released.

## Context

Government agencies handle sensitive data involving national security, critical infrastructure, and citizens’ personal information. The post describes a conventional public-sector technology model built around separate, isolated, and often pared-down platforms, which could leave agencies choosing between modern features and stringent compliance requirements.

## Approach / What changed

Cloudflare built its FedRAMP High offering on its single global network, using the same machines, software stack, and services as its broader platform with software-defined regionality. Its Data Localization Suite applies controls to where data is processed and stored, allowing FedRAMP High traffic inspection and processing to occur exclusively in U.S. data centers. The systems developed for FedRAMP High also form the foundation of its pursuit of DoD Impact Level 4 authorization.

## Takeaways

- FedRAMP Class D (High) is intended for systems handling highly sensitive unclassified data tied to law enforcement, emergency services, financial systems, and national security; a compromise could have catastrophic consequences.
- Cloudflare uses its Data Localization Suite to enforce U.S.-only traffic inspection and processing for FedRAMP High services while retaining the same global-network software stack.
- The systems built for FedRAMP High are intended to support Cloudflare’s pursuit of DoD Impact Level 4 authorization, which covers controlled, unclassified data.

**Tags:** [Architecture](https://yomu.fyi/topic/architecture), [Performance](https://yomu.fyi/topic/performance), [Privacy](https://yomu.fyi/topic/privacy)

- Source: [Cloudflare](https://blog.cloudflare.com/fedramp-class-d-certification)
- Source URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/fedramp-class-d-certification
- Ingested by Yomu: 2026-08-27T08:01:00.310Z

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