CERT-In mandated audits for government and PSU portals
Central and state government portals, PSU IT systems, and defence contractors must undergo CERT-In security audits before going live — and periodically thereafter. CyVigilant gets you CERT-In audit-ready and delivers the mandatory audits and Safe-to-Host certificates through empanelled partners that government procurement requires.
Mandatory audits, critical citizen data, and nation-state threats.
CERT-In Directions (April 2022)
The CERT-In Directions mandate that government organizations and critical information infrastructure operators engage CERT-In empanelled auditors for security assessments. Our audit reports are formatted to meet CERT-In's documentation requirements.
Safe-to-Host certificate
Government portals and citizen-services platforms require a Safe-to-Host certificate from a CERT-In empanelled auditor before production hosting. CyVigilant prepares you and delivers this certificate upon satisfactory completion of the mandated security audit.
Citizen portal VAPT
High-traffic citizen-services portals — e-governance, benefit disbursement, grievance redressal — are prime targets. We test authentication, session handling, Aadhaar/KYC integration security, and API authorization.
Critical information infrastructure
CERT-In classifies power, telecom, finance, and government systems as critical information infrastructure. We conduct CII-grade assessments with the documentation standards CERT-In requires for such engagements.
Classified and sensitive data environments
Government systems often hold sensitive or classified data. Our engagements operate under strict NDAs and signed rules of engagement, with all evidence encrypted and securely destroyed post-engagement.
CERT-In audits that cleared systems for go-live.
State government citizen portal
A CERT-In mandated security audit of a high-traffic citizen-services portal — handling social-benefit disbursements for millions of users — cleared it for production hosting after closing several high-severity authentication and injection findings. The Safe-to-Host certificate was issued (via empanelled partner) within three weeks of engagement kickoff.
- CERT-In mandated audit completed end to end
- Safe-to-Host supported for go-live clearance
- High-severity authentication and injection findings remediated
PSU cloud infrastructure pentest
A cloud penetration test of a PSU's multi-cloud environment identified over-privileged IAM roles, publicly accessible storage buckets containing policy documents, and a misconfigured VPN that exposed internal services. All findings were closed before the board-mandated compliance deadline.
- Multi-cloud (AWS + Azure) penetration test
- Over-privileged IAM and storage exposure closed
- Board-ready executive report delivered
Government security — frequently asked questions
Under the CERT-In Directions issued in April 2022 and earlier Meity guidelines, government portals and citizen-services platforms are required to obtain a security clearance from a CERT-In empanelled auditor before hosting. The Safe-to-Host certificate produced by this audit is the standard mechanism for demonstrating compliance. PSUs and ministries typically specify this requirement in their IT procurement and hosting agreements.
Under the CERT-In Directions issued in April 2022 and earlier Meity guidelines, government portals and citizen-services platforms are required to obtain a security clearance from a CERT-In empanelled auditor before hosting. The Safe-to-Host certificate produced by this audit is the standard mechanism for demonstrating compliance. PSUs and ministries typically specify this requirement in their IT procurement and hosting agreements.
A standard government portal CERT-In audit typically takes 2 to 4 weeks from kickoff to Safe-to-Host certificate, depending on the complexity of the application, number of APIs, and any infrastructure components in scope. We provide a detailed timeline and progress updates throughout the engagement.
Yes, subject to appropriate data classification and access agreements. All engagements operate under a signed NDA and rules of engagement that restrict evidence handling to our certified assessment team. We use time-boxed, least-privilege access and securely destroy all evidence after the engagement, meeting government confidentiality requirements.
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Speak with a CyVigilant security expert about your government portal audit requirements. We will scope the assessment and outline the path to the CERT-In audit and Safe-to-Host certificate your procurement requires, delivered via our empanelled partners.