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DoW IL5 / IL6 for legal AI workflows

DoW IL5 / IL6 in legal AI workflows: what compliance requires, who asks for evidence, and the records to keep.

Legal forceBinding on DoD components; applies to cloud providers through DISA authorization and contracts
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Checked21 Oct 2026

01 / The rule

What DoW IL5 / IL6 requires

Cloud service providers hosting higher-sensitivity DoD data, and DoD mission owners using them.

  1. 01IL5: implement FedRAMP High controls, DISA parameters and SRG FedRAMP+ controls, plus NSS controls where applicable.
  2. 02IL5: separate DoD/federal tenants from non-federal tenants and restrict CSP personnel per the SRG.
  3. 03IL4/IL5: route traffic through a DoD-approved Boundary Cloud Access Point, not directly to the internet.
  4. 04IL6: apply the CNSSI 1253 Classified Information Overlay on dedicated infrastructure that processes classified data.
  5. 05IL6: use cleared personnel and classified network connectivity (SIPRNet).
  6. 06Obtain a DISA Provisional Authorization and a mission owner ATO; maintain continuous monitoring.

02 / In this sector

In a legal AI workflow

Applies to AI systems as to any system: AI services processing NSS or mission-critical CUI need IL5, and AI on classified data needs IL6 or an accredited classified environment.

Usually asked by

General counsel and litigation support.

Named alongside

FRE 702 · ABA Model Rules.

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03 / Records

Records to keep

  1. 01DoD Provisional Authorization at IL5 or IL6
  2. 02Tenant separation and personnel screening documentation
  3. 03BCAP or SIPRNet connection approval
  4. 04Continuous monitoring and annual assessment reports

Optional evidence · where Planisphere fits

Keep a record anyone can check

When your team meets a duty, Planisphere can seal the event it reports as a receipt.

01 · Your teamRecord the event

A disclosure shown, a review signed, a model change approved: the event your system reports.

02 · PlanisphereSeal it

The event becomes a sealed receipt, dated and attributed to whoever is signed in.

03 · AnyoneCheck it

Paste the receipt into Verify. No account or key.

A record supports your compliance evidence process. It is not a legal finding or a certification. Systems that call Planisphere's gate API can also hold or refuse an action before it runs.

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