Cloudflare Secures FedRAMP High Certification, Expands Government Services with Enhanced Security and Compliance

August 25, 2026
Cloudflare Secures FedRAMP High Certification, Expands Government Services with Enhanced Security and Compliance
  • Cloudflare for Government has achieved FedRAMP High certification and GovRAMP Moderate authorization, enabling federal, state, local, defense, education, and other highly regulated organizations to use its security, performance, AI, and developer services.

  • The company highlights additional federal and public sector resources, a blog post celebrating the FedRAMP Class D (High) certification, and links to relevant information for government customers.

  • Cloudflare emphasizes a unified, security-first platform and ongoing modernization to help agencies retire legacy tech while accelerating innovation and maintaining compliance.

  • Cloudflare intends to pursue Department of Defense IL4 (Impact Level 4) authorization to broaden support for government and defense workloads on a unified security, performance, and developer services platform.

  • The company reiterates its plan to pursue IL4 authorization to serve government and defense customers with its unified platform.

  • GovRAMP Moderate authorization confirms suitability for state and local government workloads and alignment with state data privacy mandates.

  • FedRAMP High certification allows processing of High Impact data within the U.S. boundary, with data handling across 15 metro areas to ensure locality and compliance.

  • With increasing modernization pressures on federal agencies and regulated entities, Cloudflare says FedRAMP High and GovRAMP Moderate enable faster, more secure missions while reducing legacy tech reliance and costs.

  • Over 100 U.S. government agencies already rely on Cloudflare for Government to support Zero Trust architectures, digital resilience, TIC 3.0 requirements, and post-quantum encryption, including agencies such as Commerce, Energy, HHS, Homeland Security, Interior, Justice, and State.

  • Cloudflare for Government centers on Zero Trust security, digital resilience, performance optimization, rapid application deployment, and post-quantum cryptography, operating on Cloudflare’s global network with data processing within the U.S. boundary across 15 metro areas.

  • The platform leverages Cloudflare’s global network across 335 cities in 125 countries, reinforcing its scale and U.S.-bound data processing.

  • The release contains standard forward-looking statements about certification plans, benefits, and risks, with caveats that actual results may differ and updates will be provided as required by law.

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