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Microsoft Azure Red Hat OpenShift for Microsoft Azure Government has attained Department of Defense Impact Level 5 certification, Red Hat announced. The IL5 classification defines the highest level of security controls required for sensitive, mission-critical information and systems in cloud environments, covering Higher sensitivity Controlled Unclassified Information, Unclassified National Security Systems, and mission-critical information. The certification follows the platform's IL4 certification in July 2024 and adds to its existing FedRAMP High Authorization, ITAR, DFARS, IRS 1075, and CJIS credentials. Launched in 2023, the co-developed and jointly-operated turnkey application platform lets U.S. government agencies build, deploy, and run containerized applications at scale while meeting security and compliance requirements for highly-sensitive workloads. Chris Smith, vice president of North American Government Sales at Red Hat, said the service lets agencies accelerate cloud-native deployment without compromising lifecycle-wide security, while Leigh Madden, vice president of National Security at Microsoft, called the certification a significant milestone for mission-critical government workloads.