# Black Duck Advances FedRAMP Authorization

Black Duck’s Polaris Platform has entered the FedRAMP Marketplace in the Initial Implementation phase as the company pursues FedRAMP 20x Class C certification; this is progress toward authorization, not a completed certification. Black Duck also expects Polaris to undergo a FedRAMP Rev5 Moderate assessment, which could support potential GovRAMP and DISA Impact Level 2 pathways. Federal buyers evaluating application-security tools can use the Marketplace listing to track the product’s status, while distinguishing this early-stage listing from an authorization.

- Procurement teams evaluating Polaris should verify its current authorization status and applicable impact level before relying on it for federal workloads; Marketplace entry alone does not establish certification.
- The planned Rev5 Moderate assessment and potential GovRAMP and DISA IL2 pathways may broaden future use cases, but the signal does not confirm that these assessments or pathways are complete.
- Black Duck’s pursuit of FedRAMP 20x highlights an automation- and continuous-validation-based approach to software security authorization that may be relevant to buyers assessing application-security offerings.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Information Technology
**Topics:** Cybersecurity, Regulatory Compliance
**Published:** November 11, 2026

### Government Entities
- Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP)
- Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
- Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)

### Vendors
- Black Duck (FedRAMP applicant and Polaris Platform provider)
- stackArmor (FedRAMP certification support provider)

### Key Quotes
> By pursuing FedRAMP 20x, we're committing to a model built on automation and continuous validation, the same principles agencies need to eliminate legacy complexity and identify and remediate software risk at speed and at scale.
> — Dipto Chakravarty, Chief Product & Technology Officer at Black Duck

### Sources
- [Black Duck Enters FedRAMP Marketplace, Advances Toward FedRAMP 20x Class C Certification](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/black-duck-enters-fedramp-marketplace-advances-toward-fedramp-20x-class-c-certification-302936478.html) - PR Newswire