White House to tech world: Promise you'll write secure code – or Feds won't use it
Specifically, federal government agencies are now required to obtain a self-attestation from any third-party software providers they use. This is essentially a guarantee from the vendor that their product meets minimumIf and when they renew their licenses with third-party software providers, or when the developer makes any major changes to the code, the agencies must obtain a new self-attestation.
Uncle Sam wants federal agencies and software providers to keep those attestations hush-hush so that America doesn't give foreign spies and other miscreants a heads-up on how to break into US networks."The agency shall take appropriate steps to ensure that such documentation is not posted publicly, either by the vendor or by the agency itself," the rules instruct.
A third-party assessment provided by either a certified FedRAMP Third Party Assessor Organization or one approved by the agency shall be acceptable in lieu of a software producer's self-attestation, including in the case of open source software or products incorporating the free code, provided the 3PAO uses the NIST Guidance as the assessment baseline.
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