Hosting

This standard applies to all uses of the gov.au domain for web resources, including third level domains at the Australian Government level (e.g. example.gov.au) and fourth level domains at the state/territory/local government levels (e.g. example.act.gov.au). Access the standard The domainname.gov.au website hosts the standard Policy and governance framework. Apply the standard Entities must:

The Hosting certification framework provides guidance to Australian Government customers enabling them to identify and source hosting services that meet enhanced privacy, sovereignty and security requirements.  The framework will continue to be iterated to ensure the Government’s commitment to data security can be met, and so Australians can have trust in government systems and the information they hold.  Certification under the framework ensures service providers are offering secure services to their Australian Government customers.