Knox Systems now supports customers seeking IL5 accreditation, the highest cloud security certification that enables software providers to work with the U.S. military.
Most SaaS companies don't fail to enter the federal market for lack of demand. They fail because FedRAMP is too slow, too expensive, and too unpredictable. Knox removes it.
Traditional FedRAMP forces enterprises into a linear, one-product-at-a-time model. Knox is a FedRAMP-authorized landing zone — a repeatable path to federal revenue across every product you ship.
Trusted across 16 inheritable ATOs and top federal sponsors
The enterprise challenge
Large enterprises don't struggle to build software. They struggle to scale authorization across it.
01Multiple products each require separate ATOs (Authority to Operate).
02Compliance efforts are duplicated across teams, program after program.
03Sponsor acquisition slows the start of every new program.
04Timelines extend to years per product — and the cost compounds.
Even with resources, the result is the same
18–36+ months
Per authorization effort
$1M–$5M+
In cost per effort
And ultimately, delayed or missed federal revenue.
From one product to many
Traditional FedRAMP is linear. Knox is repeatable.
Knox enables more — while holding the highest standards of security and compliance.
The DIY model
One at a time
One product
One authorization
One multi-year effort
Every new product restarts the clock.
The Knox model
Many, in parallel
Multiple products
Shared authorization environment
Repeatable deployment
Authorize once. Deploy across your portfolio.
The Knox model
A FedRAMP-authorized landing zone
Your applications deploy into an environment that already meets federal requirements. No containerizing. No re-architecture.
16+
Inheritable ATOs
Top
Federal and DoW sponsors
IL4
Impact Level 4 support today
IL5
Impact Level 5 in progress
For enterprise teams, this means no authorization rebuild per product, no duplicated compliance work, and no dependency on sponsor acquisition each time — plus fast expansion across agencies.
It is a reprieve from building new internal compliance systems, standing up dedicated teams, managing every audit and control, and repeating each step across product lines.
Working with Knox means 16 inheritable ATOs from top government sponsors, no re-architecture, and 90 days to deployment for 90% less.
A single environment. A repeatable model. A scalable path to federal revenue.
Category comparison
The traditional approach, line by line.
DIY FedRAMP doesn't scale well inside large organizations. Here is the difference, category by category.
Category
Traditional enterprise approach
Knox
ATO
Built per product
Inherited
Sponsor
Secured per program
16 and counting
Timeline
18–36+ months
~90 days
Cost
$1M–$5M+ per effort
~90% lower
Architecture impact
Often requires changes or containerization
No re-architecture required
Scalability
Limited
High
Revenue readiness
Delayed
Immediate
DIY FedRAMP doesn't scale well inside large organizations. Knox does.
Start selling to the federal government in less than three months
No rebuild. No sponsor dependency. No multi-year timeline.