FedRAMP Penetration Testing
Penetration testing to the FedRAMP PMO attack vectors for cloud service providers pursuing or maintaining an authorization.
How testing supports FedRAMP
FedRAMP requires penetration testing as part of the assessment, performed to a mandatory set of attack vectors defined by the PMO — covering external and internal testing, the management interface, mobile and client components, and social engineering. A 3PAO performs the assessment, but understanding and preparing for those attack vectors before the formal test is what keeps an authorization timeline on track.
What a test evidences
A single engagement produces evidence across these areas of FedRAMP.
Mandated attack vectors
Coverage of the six PMO-defined vectors, from external and internal to social engineering.
Management interface
Testing the tenant and management planes that a FedRAMP assessment scrutinizes.
Boundary and isolation
Whether tenant isolation and the authorization boundary hold under active testing.
Authorization support
Findings and evidence structured for the assessment and the authorization package.
Evidence for every framework at once
Most organizations answer to several frameworks, not one.
We scope a single penetration test so its findings and evidence serve FedRAMP alongside the other standards your auditors, customers and insurers ask about — instead of running overlapping engagements for each.
| Finding | Severity | Maps to |
|---|---|---|
| Cross-tenant data access | Critical | FR |
| Over-privileged access | High | FR |
| Weak session handling | Medium | FR |
FedRAMP testing, answered
Can you act as our 3PAO?
The formal FedRAMP assessment must be performed by an accredited 3PAO. We provide readiness testing to the same attack vectors so issues are found and fixed before the assessment, which protects your timeline.
Which impact levels do you support?
We scope testing to the attack vectors relevant to your target impact level, most commonly Low and Moderate for cloud service providers entering the program.
Other frameworks we test against
SOC 2
Independent testing evidence for the Common Criteria and the vendor questionnaires that gate enterprise deals.
PCI DSS 4.0
Requirement 11.4 internal and external testing, plus segmentation validation where you rely on it.
HIPAA
The technical half of a Security Rule risk analysis for providers, payers and digital health.
Testing for FedRAMP?
Tell us the framework and the deadline. We scope to the evidence your assessor needs.