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microsoft.comCloud and hostingLast verified 2 Nov 2026

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.

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Change history

  1. 12 Oct 2026EU-US Data Privacy Framework state changedState moved from Expired to Verified.
  2. 22 Sep 2026DORA critical ICT provider designation evidence addedA DORA critical ICT provider designation row entered the index with state Verified.
  3. 19 Sep 2026Trust centre movedTrust centre URL is now https://trust.microsoft.com/.

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