Cloudflare Secures FedRAMP High Certification, Expands Government Services with Enhanced Security and Compliance
August 25, 2026
Cloudflare for Government has achieved FedRAMP High certification and GovRAMP Moderate authorization, enabling federal, state, and local government, as well as defense, education, and highly regulated entities, to access Cloudflare’s security, performance, AI, and developer services.
The company provides additional federal and public sector resources and links, along with a blog post celebrating FedRAMP Class D (High) certification.
GovRAMP Moderate authorization confirms suitability for state and local government workloads while aligning with state data privacy mandates.
Cloudflare intends to pursue Department of Defense IL4 authorization to broaden support for government and defense customers with a unified security and developer platform.
The release includes forward-looking statements about certification plans, benefits, and risks, noting that actual results may differ and that updates will be provided as required by law.
FedRAMP High enables processing of High Impact data within an authorized U.S. boundary, with data handling distributed across 15 metro areas to ensure locality and compliance.
The press release highlights collaborations and deployments with third-party cloud partners such as Workday, New Relic, Armis Federal, Darktrace Federal, and GitLab that rely on Cloudflare for Government.
Over 100 U.S. government agencies currently use Cloudflare for Government to support Zero Trust architectures, digital resilience, TIC 3.0 requirements, and post-quantum encryption, including agencies like Commerce, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Interior, Justice, and State.
Cloudflare positions Zero Trust security, digital resilience, and post-quantum cryptography as core elements of the Government platform, which operates on a global network spanning 335 cities in 125 countries.
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