Requirements & evidence
CSA STAR
The Cloud Security Alliance's cloud-assurance program and public registry. Level 1 is a CCM/CAIQ self-assessment; Level 2 is a third-party certification or attestation path. Tracking STAR does not place ControlFrame or any customer on the registry.
- Edition on record
- STAR Level 1 and Level 2
- Issuing authority
- Cloud Security Alliance (opens in a new tab)
- Edition published
- Not stated by the authority
- Source last checked
Understand the scope
What the framework covers.
The library records this framework for cloud services, SaaS, AI, technology, across global. The issuing authority determines applicability; your assessment scope should identify the organization, systems, services, and edition being assessed.
Areas of requirement
- Level 1 self-assessment
- Level 2 certification
- Level 2 attestation
- STAR Registry
- STAR for AI
The library tracks the authority and edition. A normalized requirement catalog is not available for this framework, so a requirement count is not stated here.
Source access and licensing
Use the applicable CSA submission, certification, attestation, and CCM licensing terms. Product embedding of CCM or CAIQ requires separate confirmation from registry participation.
Prepare with context
The evidence behind
the requirements.
Evidence needs to demonstrate how a requirement is met within the assessment scope. Keep the source requirement, collection context, responsible owner, review decision, and period of applicability together.
A framework-specific collection workflow has not been activated. The reference material on this page can inform scoping and preparation; it does not establish evidence collection or assessment readiness.
ControlFrame availability
Framework reference available
Authority and version facts, with a parsed public catalog when available; no tenant blueprint or executable evidence method is activated.
How availability is determined
CSA STAR is tracked in the registry — authority, version ledger, verification — and nothing else is modelled for it yet. Import its catalog to begin.
Catalog status: Planned. Tracked metadata: we record the regime and its issuing authority for review. Registry presence does not mean automated monitoring is active. No control or requirement model is implemented.
Metadata only; no STAR submission workflow, assessment package, certification, attestation, or registry integration is implemented.
Follow the source
Editions and transitions.
These are the editions recorded in the library, checked August 30, 2026. Confirm the applicable edition with the authority before beginning an assessment.
- STAR Level 1 and Level 2Current edition on recordPublication date not recorded
Check the basis
Sources you can follow.
Verified against the issuing authority’s own publication. Source verification was recorded on August 30, 2026.
- Cloud Security Alliance (opens in a new tab)
Issuing authority and framework publication.
- Edition reference: STAR Level 1 and Level 2 (opens in a new tab)
The publication used to establish the recorded edition.
Catalog provenance and record details
Framework record: csa-star.
Source artifact: acquisition required.
Parsed catalog: Not ingested.
Control families as published: Level 1 self-assessment · Level 2 certification · Level 2 attestation · STAR Registry · STAR for AI.
Record last updated: August 30, 2026.
Common questions
A closer look.
What is CSA STAR?
The Cloud Security Alliance's cloud-assurance program and public registry. Level 1 is a CCM/CAIQ self-assessment; Level 2 is a third-party certification or attestation path. Tracking STAR does not place ControlFrame or any customer on the registry.
Who does CSA STAR apply to?
CSA STAR applies to cloud services, SaaS, AI, technology, global, per Cloud Security Alliance.
What is the current version of CSA STAR?
The current edition is STAR Level 1 and Level 2, issued by Cloud Security Alliance. Source: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/star/.
What does an assessment under CSA STAR require?
No control catalog has been ingested for CSA STAR yet — the registry tracks it as planned (Tracked metadata: we record the regime and its issuing authority for review. Registry presence does not mean automated monitoring is active. No control or requirement model is implemented), so an assessment under this framework currently requires the authority's own catalog rather than a ControlFrame-parsed one.
At a glance
CSA STAR
STAR Level 1 and Level 2
- Framework reference
- Authority and edition tracked
- Evidence preparation
- Framework reference available
- Source confidence
- Primary authority
A framework reference describes requirements. Evidence decisions belong to a scoped assessment and a named reviewer.
Make the requirements
part of the work.
Explore how ControlFrame can organize CSA STAR requirements, evidence preparation, and review for your assessment scope.