Cloudflare to seek DOD IL4 authorization after new FedRAMP, GovRAMP designations

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ByChristian Robles,
Technology Reporter, Nextgov/FCW

August 10, 2026 09:00 AM ET

The connectivity cloud giant recently achieved FedRAMP High certification and GovRAMP Moderate authorization.

Cloudflare announced Monday it plans to seek Department of Defense Impact Level 4 authorization to bring a platform that can store and process controlled unclassified information to defense agencies.

The connectivity cloud company also achieved FedRAMP High certification, which covers civilian federal agencies, Thursday and GovRAMP Moderate authorization, which covers state and local governments, in April.

With the FedRAMP High certification, agencies can use Cloudflare for Government to process sensitive information related to national security, critical infrastructure and financial systems, according to a press release. The certification comes shortly after the FedRAMP director warned vendors they should not be allowed to sell products to agencies if they are too slow in patching vulnerabilities.

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