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What's the difference between an agency ATO and FedRAMP Certification?

An ATO (Authority to Operate) is a single agency's risk-acceptance decision for a system under RMF (SP 800-37). FedRAMP Certification is the program-level cloud-service certification path; agencies can use the resulting package and security decision record…

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Answer.

Certification / ATO evidence regime · FedRAMP.

An ATO (Authority to Operate) is a single agency's risk-acceptance decision for a system under RMF (SP 800-37). FedRAMP Certification is the program-level cloud-service certification path; agencies can use the resulting package and security decision record when making their own risk decisions. Planisphere supplies measurement evidence that can inform either review; it is not itself FedRAMP, an agency authorizing official, or an assessor.

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FedRAMP is a certification, ATO, or clearance evidence regime: owners assemble machine-readable security evidence, route…

Federal cloud certification · CR26 package evidence + 20x machine-readable KSIs.

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Other questions this mark answers.
What is FedRAMP 20x and how does it change the FedRAMP Certification path? How do I produce machine-readable KSI / continuous-monitoring evidence? Is FedRAMP High enough for DoD, or do I also need an Impact Level?

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Start with the free sandbox. Planisphere measures model behaviour and emits a reproducible, sha-pinned record — it does not certify, file, or give legal advice.

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When FedRAMP asks for proof, hand over records — not assurances.

record the duty · seal the receipt · verify offline

Planisphere records each duty event — an output marked, a disclosure shown, a review made — and seals it into a receipt that verifies offline against our published keys. You send hashes, never content. A record is evidence a third party can check; it is not a certification and not a legal determination.

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