--- title: Guide to Pass a FedRAMP Audit for SaaS Providers | daily.dev description: Explains what FedRAMP (Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program) is and why SaaS providers pursuing federal government contracts need to pass a... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/guide-to-pass-a-fedramp-audit-for-saas-providers-3pik4gceo twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Guide to Pass a FedRAMP Audit for SaaS Providers | daily.dev og:description: Explains what FedRAMP (Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program) is and why SaaS providers pursuing federal government contracts need to pass a... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/guide-to-pass-a-fedramp-audit-for-saas-providers-3pik4gceo og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/3PiK4gceo.png og:image:alt: Guide to Pass a FedRAMP Audit for SaaS Providers og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Guide to Pass a FedRAMP Audit for SaaS Providers **[Teleport](https://daily.dev/sources/teleport)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Explains what FedRAMP (Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program) is and why SaaS providers pursuing federal government contracts need to pass a FedRAMP audit. Covers the origin of FedRAMP, its foundational documents (the Security Assessment Framework and NIST SP 800-53), and the low/medium/high impact levels agencies can require. Includes a customer story about a publicly traded SaaS company that used Teleport to pass a FedRAMP Moderate audit and list on AWS GovCloud and the FedRAMP Marketplace, framed as part one of a series with a follow-up post promised on specific controls. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is FedRAMP and why does it matter for a SaaS company selling to the government FedRAMP (Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program) is a standardized framework letting the federal government adopt cloud services securely, built through collaboration among agencies like NIST, GSA, DOD, and DHS. SaaS providers selling to the government must run on a FedRAMP-compliant cloud provider and pass an independent audit against controls documented in NIST SP 800-53, at a low, medium, or high impact level chosen by the agency. _daily.dev surfaces practical compliance and security guidance for teams preparing SaaS products for government sales._ ### What is the difference between FedRAMP Moderate and FedRAMP High FedRAMP requirements are labeled by impact severity - low, medium (moderate), or high - and each government agency chooses which level it requires from a vendor. The foundational document, the FedRAMP Security Assessment Framework, describes the overall certification process, while NIST SP 800-53 defines the detailed technical controls tied to each impact level. _engineers scoping compliance work track frameworks like FedRAMP through resources curated on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Why FedRAMP Standards Are Reshaping Enterprise Procurement Outside Government](https://daily.dev/posts/why-fedramp-standards-are-reshaping-enterprise-procurement-outside-government-trlqyb0lx) · Security Boulevard · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Affordable Government Cloud Security Guide](https://daily.dev/posts/affordable-government-cloud-security-guide-mxcqx8ua7) · Orca Security Blog · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Ramping Up US Government Missions with Atlassian’s FedRAMP\(R\) Moderate Authorized Cloud](https://daily.dev/posts/ramping-up-us-government-missions-with-atlassian-s-fedramp-r-moderate-authorized-cloud-cm4ifnmf2) · Atlassian · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [FedRAMP High & IL5: Securing the federal zero-trust future](https://daily.dev/posts/fedramp-high-il5-securing-the-federal-zero-trust-future-l9tiilqxh) · Tenable Blog · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Cloudflare Expands Quantum-Safe Government Security Platform With FedRAMP High Authorization](https://daily.dev/posts/cloudflare-expands-quantum-safe-government-security-platform-with-fedramp-high-authorization-jcxnlafwe) · The Quantum Insider · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#compliance](https://daily.dev/tags/compliance) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/guide-to-pass-a-fedramp-audit-for-saas-providers-3pik4gceo) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Guide to Pass a FedRAMP Audit for SaaS Providers","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/guide-to-pass-a-fedramp-audit-for-saas-providers-3pik4gceo","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/guide-to-pass-a-fedramp-audit-for-saas-providers-3pik4gceo"},"datePublished":"2026-08-23T12:22:37.556Z","dateModified":"2026-08-23T12:46:22.458Z","description":"Explains what FedRAMP (Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program) is and why SaaS providers pursuing federal government contracts need to pass a...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VDukGCjf--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2002","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VDukGCjf--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2002","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Teleport","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Teleport","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--Dw-Bbw6O--/c_limit,w_256/f_auto,q_auto/v1787487494/logos/teleport?_a=BAMAMicg0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/teleport"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/guide-to-pass-a-fedramp-audit-for-saas-providers-3pik4gceo","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"security,compliance","timeRequired":"PT4M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Teleport","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/teleport"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Guide to Pass a FedRAMP Audit for SaaS Providers"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/guide-to-pass-a-fedramp-audit-for-saas-providers-3pik4gceo#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What is FedRAMP and why does it matter for a SaaS company selling to the government","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"FedRAMP (Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program) is a standardized framework letting the federal government adopt cloud services securely, built through collaboration among agencies like NIST, GSA, DOD, and DHS. 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