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Hosting

What is Hosting?

Hosting refers to facilities that host systems and data either internally within agencies ('on premises') or by providers to government. These providers may deliver a range of services to agencies, including cloud computing.

Objective

To enable agencies to identify and source hosting services that meet enhanced privacy, sovereignty and security requirements.

Policy Elements

Policy:
POL25
Hosting policy Mandate:
Endorsed
Status:
Core

  • Ensure the secure hosting of security-classified government information and data using certified services and associated infrastructure by applying the Hosting Certification Framework (HCF).

  • Assess data and hosting sensitivities to ensure the suitability of hosting providers.

Domains

This capability is part of the following domain.
DOM2

Technology reference

Policies

The following policies have requirements that impact this capability.
Hosting policy
POL25
Mandate: Endorsed
Status: Core
This policy describes the requirements for entities planning digital investments involving hosting. It refers to the facilities that will host government data and systems internally, on premises, or externally, on cloud.

Standards

The following standards support development of digital solutions in this capability.

Hosting certification framework

STA26
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.

gov.au Domain name standard

STA50
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).

Designs

The following designs include examples of how digital solutions in this capability can be delivered.

gov.au domain administration system

DES162

Lead Agency: Department of Finance

The gov.au domain administration system provides a framework, policies, and guidance on eligibility and allocation of gov.au domain names, how applications for domain names are assessed, the use of non-gov.au domain names and exemptions.

Strategic Alignment

Digital solutions in this capability can support the following strategies.

Whole of Government Hosting Strategy: Hosting Certification Framework

Secure Cloud Strategy

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