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Security Decision Record

The Security Decision Record replaced a traditional System Security Plan with a persistently maintained, verified, and validated record of the security decisions made by the cloud service provider over the lifecycle of their cloud service offering.

Effective Date(s) & Overall Applicability for 20x

  • Required (Consolidated Rules for 2026)
  • Obtain: 2026-07-04
  • Maintain: 2027-01-01
  • Grace Ends: 2027-05-04

Effective Date(s) & Overall Applicability for Rev5

  • Required (Consolidated Rules for 2026)
  • Obtain: 2027-01-01
  • Maintain: 2027-08-01
  • Grace Ends: 2028-02-01
  • Sign-up Form: ADDME

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