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Configuration of Agency Tenants

Cryptographic Module Use (CMU) · Cloud Service Provider Responsibilities

Applies to: Providers
Who this applies to
Providers
Service class
All service classes
Force
SHOULD
Timeframe
No fixed timeframe

Reviewed implementation guidance for CMU-CSO-CAT is not published yet. The official source below remains complete and authoritative.

Expected evidence artifacts

  • List of cryptographic modules used by default including whether these modules are validated under the NIST Cryptographic Module Validation Program or are update streams of such modules.

Official FedRAMP source

Verbatim from FedRAMP/rules

Providers SHOULD configure agency tenants by default to use cryptographic services that use cryptographic modules or update streams of cryptographic modules with active validations under the NIST Cryptographic Module Validation Program when such modules are available.

Defined terms in this requirement

AgencyProviderValidation

Operationalize this rule

Boundera turns FedRAMP 20x requirements like CMU-CSO-CAT into assigned evidence, remediation work, and validation workflows.

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Change history

  • 2026-06-24Official launch of the FedRAMP Consolidated Rules for 2026.

Content provenance

Official requirement text is sourced from FedRAMP/rules . Boundera implementation guidance has not been fully reviewed for this item.