Impact Level: Low
Lorem Cloud Platform
Lorem Cloud Platform provides scalable infrastructure services with integrated security monitoring and compliance automation for federal agencies and commercial enterprises.
6/15/2025
Recommendation: Authorize
The YAML file should follow this structure:
Package:
CSPName: <Company name of Cloud Service Provider>
CSO: <Cloud Service Offering / Name of application>
impact: <Low | Moderate | High>
summaryOfCSO: <Description of CSO>
Assessments:
- Assessment:
digitalSignature: <SHA hash of assessment elements below>
assessorOrg: <Third Party Assessment Organization>
date: <date of assessment>
leadAssessor: <name of lead assessor>
recommendation: <Authorize | Do Not Authorize>
remarks: <assessment remarks>
KSIs:
- KSI:
name: <name of KSI>
shortName: <shortname of KSI>
status: <status of implementation - Complete | Incomplete>
Validations:
- validation:
id: <validation id>
shortName: <shortname of validation>
description: <description of validation>
implementation: <short description of approach>
implementationStatus: <True | False | Partial>
digitalSignature: <SHA hash of validation elements>
assessmentStatus: <True | False | Partial >
assessedBy: <name of assessor>
assessedOn: <date validation was assessed>
remarks: <remarks from assessor>
Evidences:
- evidence:
id: <evidence id>
name: <name of evidence>
description: <description of evidence>
instructions: <how to retrieve evidence>
automated: <True | False>
commands: <computer instruction used if automated>
scriptName: <filename>
validationRules:
- rule:
id: <rule id>
textValue: <value to look for in output file>
validatedBy: <name of assessor>
validateDate: <date evidence was validated>
remarks: <remarks from assessor>
Artifacts:
- artifact:
name: <name of artifact>
reference: <evidence file>
outputResults: <output of script if automated>
effectiveDate: <date of evidence>
Example 1: Lorem Ipsum
Package:
CSPName: Lorem Technologies Inc
CSO: Lorem Cloud Platform
impact: Low
summaryOfCSO: Lorem Cloud Platform provides scalable infrastructure services with integrated security monitoring and compliance automation for federal agencies and commercial enterprises.
Assessments:
- Assessment:
digitalSignature: 9f4e2207df7d2b9f5a8c6b1e3d4a5f7c8e9b2a1d
assessorOrg: Ipsum Security Partners
date: 6/15/2025
leadAssessor: Jane Consectetur
recommendation: Authorize
remarks: All KSIs demonstrated adequate implementation with minor findings addressed during assessment period.
KSIs:
- KSI:
name: Cloud Native Architecture
shortName: KSI-CNA
status: Complete
Validations:
- validation:
id: 1
shortName: KSI-CNA-1
description: Have denial of service (DoS) protection
implementation: AWS WAF with rate limiting
implementationStatus: True
digitalSignature: 2a3b4c5d6e7f8a9b0c1d2e3f4a5b6c7d8e9f0a1b
assessmentStatus: True
assessedBy: Jane Consectetur
assessedOn: 6/12/2025
remarks: WAF rules properly configured with rate limiting
Evidences:
- evidence:
id: 1.1
name: WAF Configuration
description: Web application firewall DoS protection rules
instructions: Review WAF rate limiting configuration
automated: True
commands: aws wafv2 list-web-acls --scope CLOUDFRONT
scriptName: check_waf_dos.sh
validationRules:
- rule:
id: 1.1.1
textValue: RateBasedStatement
validatedBy: Jane Consectetur
validateDate: 6/12/2025
remarks: Rate limiting rule found with 2000 requests per 5 minutes
Artifacts:
- artifact:
name: WAF Rules Output
reference: waf_rules_output.json
outputResults: '{"WebACLs":[{"Name":"lorem-waf","Id":"abc123","DefaultAction":{"Allow":{}},"Rules":[{"Name":"RateLimitRule","Priority":1,"Statement":{"RateBasedStatement":{"Limit":2000,"AggregateKeyType":"IP"}},"Action":{"Block":{}}}]}]}'
effectiveDate: 6/10/2025
Example 2: ACME SecureCloud Enterprise
Package:
CSPName: Acme Digital Solutions Corp
CSO: Acme SecureCloud Enterprise
impact: Low
summaryOfCSO: Acme SecureCloud Enterprise delivers enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure with advanced threat detection, automated compliance monitoring, and multi-region disaster recovery capabilities for government and commercial clients.
Assessments:
- Assessment:
digitalSignature: 3e7f1a8b9c2d4f5e6a7b8c9d0e1f2a3b4c5d6e7f
assessorOrg: CyberGuard Security Associates
date: 7/10/2025
leadAssessor: Michael Rodriguez
recommendation: Conditional
remarks: Several KSIs require remediation before full authorization can be granted. Critical gaps identified in security controls implementation.
KSIs:
- KSI:
name: Policy and Inventory
shortName: KSI-PI
status: Complete
Validations:
- validation:
id: 50
shortName: KSI-PI-1
description: Have an up-to-date asset inventory or code defining all deployed assets
implementation: Comprehensive asset discovery using Azure Resource Graph and Ansible inventory
implementationStatus: "True"
digitalSignature: a1b2c3d4e5f6a7b8c9d0e1f2a3b4c5d6e7f8a9b0
assessmentStatus: "True"
assessedBy: Michael Rodriguez
assessedOn: 7/12/2025
remarks: Real-time asset inventory with automated discovery and configuration management
Evidences:
- evidence:
id: 50.1
name: Azure Asset Discovery Report
description: Complete inventory of Azure cloud resources
instructions: Execute Azure Resource Graph query for comprehensive asset enumeration
automated: True
commands: az graph query -q "Resources | project name, type, resourceGroup, location, tags"
scriptName: azure_asset_discovery.sh
validationRules:
- rule:
id: 50.1.1
textValue: "resourceType"
validatedBy: Michael Rodriguez
validateDate: 7/12/2025
remarks: Asset inventory covers 100% of deployed resources with real-time updates
Artifacts:
- artifact:
name: Azure Resource Inventory
reference: azure_resources.json
outputResults: '{"resources":[{"name":"acme-web-app","type":"Microsoft.Web/sites","resourceGroup":"production-rg","location":"eastus","tags":{"Environment":"Production","Owner":"DevOps"}}],"totalResources":892,"lastSync":"2025-07-12T14:30:00Z"}'
effectiveDate: 7/12/2025