Microsoft
Security and trust center evidence
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Summary
Microsoft has 4 registry-verified rows and 1 third-party reported row in the CertReports index, last verified 2 Nov 2026. The strongest row is FedRAMP: FedRAMP Authorized. This page is independent of the vendor’s own trust centre: dates, sources and caveats come from CertReports captures.
Reviewer brief
Microsoft is listed in the FedRAMP registry as FedRAMP In Process, audited by Kratos, as of 12 Oct 2026. Microsoft holds a CSA STAR Level 2 certification, issued 5 Apr 2016, which per the CSA STAR registry as of 12 Oct 2026 is built on an ISO/IEC 27001 certification. Microsoft holds active EU-US Data Privacy Framework, Swiss-US, and UK Extension certifications, issued 12 Aug 2016 and valid through 31 Aug 2027, per the Data Privacy Framework registry as of 12 Oct 2026. Microsoft, as Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, is listed as a Designated Critical ICT Third-Party Provider under DORA Article 31, per the ESAs list of 18 Nov 2025, as of 12 Oct 2026. No public evidence found for PCI DSS or HIPAA frameworks for Microsoft as of 12 Oct 2026.
- FedRAMP In Process, auditor Kratos, per FedRAMP registry as of 12 Oct 2026.
- ISO/IEC 27001: CSA STAR Level 2 certification (built on ISO/IEC 27001), issued 5 Apr 2016, as of 12 Oct 2026.
- EU-US Data Privacy Framework: active EU-US, Swiss-US, UK Extension certifications, issued 12 Aug 2016, valid through 31 Aug 2027, as of 12 Oct 2026.
Facts only, each dated; nothing here is inferred, scored or advised. Brief generated 13 Oct 2026; it is regenerated whenever a row changes.
Among cloud and hosting vendors
4verified rows
Category median 0, across 145 indexed cloud and hosting vendors. Microsoft has more verified rows than 97 percent of them.
app deploymentcloud platforminfrastructure as a servicemanaged services
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- FedRAMPVerified
FedRAMP Authorized
as of 2 Nov 202647 sources · Kratos
ISO/IEC 27001ReportedCSA STAR Level 2 certification on the registry, which is built on an ISO/IEC 27001 certification
as of 26 Oct 20266 sources- CSA STARVerified
STAR Level 2 certification
as of 26 Oct 20266 sources
EU-US Data Privacy FrameworkVerifiedActive: UK Extension Certification, EU-US Certification, SW-US Certification
as of 2 Nov 20262 sources- DORA critical ICT provider designationVerified
Designated critical ICT third-party provider under DORA Article 31 as Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited (ESAs list of 18 November 2025)
as of 2 Nov 20261 source
Legal artefacts
No DPA, BAA or subprocessor list has been captured from a public page yet. Registry rows above do not depend on this. Check the vendor trust centre.
Subprocessors
No subprocessor list captured yet.
Change history
- 12 Oct 2026EU-US Data Privacy Framework state changedState moved from Expired to Verified.
- 22 Sep 2026DORA critical ICT provider designation evidence addedA DORA critical ICT provider designation row entered the index with state Verified.
- 19 Sep 2026Trust centre movedTrust centre URL is now https://trust.microsoft.com/.
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