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# Government Cloud Overview

> For the full documentation index, see: https://docs.mulesoft.com/llms.txt

MuleSoft Government Cloud is a secure, Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program
(FedRAMP)-moderate certified deployment environment that enables government agencies to use Anypoint
Platform in the cloud.

Your agency might already use Anypoint Platform on-premises to build applications. With Government
Cloud, you can leverage the integration platform as a service (iPaaS) to reduce the infrastructure
and management costs associated with legacy on-premises integration.

With MuleSoft managing the Anypoint Platform infrastructure, your IT teams can focus on designing
integrations. You can manage and monitor all government integration assets from a single secure,
cloud-based management console.

> [!IMPORTANT] MuleSoft Government Cloud deployment permits deployment of Mule runtime engine
> instances into an on-premises environment (standalone Mule instances). Standalone Mule instances,
> and MuleSoft support for standalone Mules, are outside the scope of FedRAMP. The customer is
> responsible for ensuring that all data shared with Salesforce complies with any and all data and
> information protection policies, requirements, and standards. Review the MuleSoft System Security
> Plan for FedRAMP scope.

## Features Included in Government Cloud

MuleSoft Government Cloud includes the full functionality of the Anypoint Platform runtime plane
(services and Mule runtime engine) and a subset of the Anypoint Platform control plane
(browser-based management of APIs and Mule runtime engine instances) functionality.

Government Cloud supports the full API-led connectivity methodology and end-to-end API lifecycle
management.

<table><colgroup><col> <col> <col> <col></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Category</th><th>Feature</th><th>Description</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Platform and Runtime</p></td><td><p>Mule Runtime Engine</p></td><td><div><div><p>Supports Mule runtime engine versions 4.3, 4.4, 4.6, and 4.9 on the long-term support (LTS) release channel. The Edge release channel is not supported, as it is not FedRAMP-approved. For more information, visit <a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/release-notes/mule-runtime/lts-edge-release-cadence">Edge and LTS Releases for Mule</a>.</p></div></div></td><td><div><div><p>Self-signed certificates are not supported. Required Mule agent versions:</p></div><div><ul><li><p>Mule 4: v2.2.0 and later</p></li><li><p>Mule 4.6</p></li></ul></div><div><p>Mule runtime 4.3 has entered <a href="https://www.salesforce.com/en-us/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/documents/legal/Agreements/versioning-back-support-policy.pdf">External Support</a>.</p></div><div><p>Government Cloud also supports deploying standalone Mule runtime engine instances on-premises. For more information, see <a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/gov-cloud/gov-cloud-standalone">Standalone Mule Support</a>.</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><p>Java</p></td><td><p>Supports Java 17. For more information on Java support, see <a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/general/java-support">Java Support</a>.</p></td><td><div><div><p>N/A</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><p>Anypoint Studio</p></td><td><p>Use Anypoint Studio offline to build applications and then manually deploy them to Government Cloud.</p></td><td><div><div><p>Anypoint Studio is not part of Government Cloud.</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Designing API Specifications</p></td><td><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/design-center/design-create-publish-api-specs">API Designer</a></p></td><td><div><div><p>Use the API Designer web UI to design API specifications in:</p></div><div><ul><li><p>RESTful API Modeling Language (RAML) version 0.8 or 1.0</p></li><li><p>OpenAPI Specification (OAS) version 2.0 or 3.0</p></li></ul></div></div></td><td><div><div><p>N/A</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/design-center/design-create-publish-api-visual-editor">Visual API Designer</a></p></td><td><p>Use API Designer’s visual API editor to scaffold API specifications in RAML 1.0 or in OAS 2.0 or 3.0 (JSON).</p></td><td><div><div><p>N/A</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/design-center/design-create-publish-api-specs#documenting">API Console</a></p></td><td><p>As you add descriptions in your specifications and fragments, you can view them in auto-generated, interactive documentation in the text editor.</p></td><td><div><div><p>N/A</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Sharing and Discovering APIs</p></td><td><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/exchange/to-describe-an-asset">API Developer Portals</a></p></td><td><div><div><p>Publish assets in private Exchange instances and Exchange public portals.</p></div></div></td><td><div><div><p>N/A</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/exchange/ex2-to-simulate-api-data">API Simulation (Mocking Service)</a></p></td><td><p>Simulate data for testing OAS or RAML REST APIs.</p></td><td><div><div><p>N/A</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/exchange/about-documenting-an-api">API Notebooks</a></p></td><td><p>Create API Notebooks to describe each function in your API and provide a test area so that users can experiment with sending different values to your API and receiving output.</p></td><td><div><div><p>N/A</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Building and Testing APIs</p></td><td><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/apikit/latest/">APIkit</a></p></td><td><div><div><p>Use APIkit to build Mule REST or SOAP APIs in one of the following modeling languages:</p></div><div><ul><li><p>RESTful API Modeling Language (RAML) 1.0 and 0.8 versions</p></li><li><p>Web Service Description Language (WSDL)</p></li></ul></div></div></td><td><div><div><p>N/A</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/munit/latest/">MUnit</a></p></td><td><p>Use this testing framework to build automated tests for your integrations and APIs.</p></td><td><div><div><p>N/A</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="5"><p>Managing API Communities</p></td><td><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/api-community-manager/brand-intro">Brand and Customize Your API Community</a></p></td><td><div><div><p>Customize and adjust the exact details of branding, look and feel, and the site structure of your Salesforce Experience Cloud site, using a simple point-and-click approach.</p></div></div></td><td><div><div><p>N/A</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/api-community-manager/publish-apis">Publish APIs</a></p></td><td><p>Add and publish APIs, API groups, and minor and major updates from Anypoint Exchange into your Salesforce Experience Cloud site.</p></td><td><div><div><p>N/A</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/api-community-manager/publish-content">Publish Content and CMS Articles</a></p></td><td><p>Create, organize, and publish content for your community, including news, tutorials, developer blog posts, and events.</p></td><td><div><div><p>N/A</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/api-community-manager/moderate-forums">Moderate Forums</a></p></td><td><p>Use the Anypoint API Community Manager forums to ask questions and collaborate with other members of the community.</p></td><td><div><div><p>N/A</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/api-community-manager/client-apps-contracts">Manage Client Applications and Contracts</a></p></td><td><p>Enable your consumer developers to request access to APIs and API Groups in your community and to manage their client applications and contracts.</p></td><td><div><div><p>N/A</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="8"><p>Managing Anypoint Platform</p></td><td><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/access-management/">Anypoint Access Management</a></p></td><td><div><div><p>Create Anypoint Platform accounts, configure external identity, and configure access and permissions.</p></div></div></td><td><div><div><p>You can’t configure Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) as a client provider in MuleSoft Government Cloud.</p></div><div><p>The Salesforce menu option in Access Management is not available in Government Cloud.</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/mq/">Anypoint MQ</a></p></td><td><p>Send messages between different applications or components within an application.</p></td><td><div><div><p>You can’t access or configure some Anypoint MQ features, such as client apps and unencrypted queues. For information, see <a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/mq/#mq-in-govcloud">Anypoint MQ in MuleSoft Government Cloud</a>.</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/object-store/">Object Store</a></p></td><td><p>Share data and state across Mule runtime workers within a single application.</p></td><td><div><div><p>N/A</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/api-manager/latest/latest-overview-concept">API Manager</a></p></td><td><p>Manage, govern, and secure the APIs you deploy to Anypoint Platform.</p></td><td><div><div><p>N/A</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/runtime-manager/">Runtime Manager</a></p></td><td><p>Deploy, manage, and monitor your Mule applications in a sandbox, staging, or production environment from one central location, whether your apps are deployed in the cloud or on-premises.</p></td><td><div><div><p>N/A</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/cloudhub/">CloudHub</a></p></td><td><p>Deploy sophisticated cross-cloud integration applications in the cloud, create new APIs on top of existing data sources, integrate on-premises applications with cloud services, and much more.</p></td><td><div><div><p>N/A</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/monitoring/">Anypoint Monitoring</a></p></td><td><p>Aggregate and map metrics across systems, and configure dashboards and alerts.</p></td><td><div><div><p>N/A</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/visualizer/">Anypoint Visualizer</a></p></td><td><p>Explore your application network for architectural review, troubleshooting, and policy compliance.</p></td><td><div><div><p>N/A</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="7"><p>AI and Agent Connectivity</p></td><td><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/a2a-connector/latest/">A2A Connector</a></p></td><td><div><div><p>Use the Agent-to-Agent (A2A) Connector to integrate with the A2A protocol, enabling communication between AI agents across platforms and frameworks.</p></div></div></td><td><div><div><p>N/A</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/agentforce-connector/latest/">Agentforce Connector</a></p></td><td><p>Integrate with AI agents running in Salesforce’s Agentforce platform to orchestrate experiences for customers, partners, and employees.</p></td><td><div><div><p>N/A</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/einstein-ai-connector/latest/">Einstein AI Connector</a></p></td><td><p>Connect to large language models (LLMs) via the Salesforce Einstein Trust Layer for AI-powered experiences, including embeddings generation for RAG-based architectures.</p></td><td><div><div><p>N/A</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/mcp-connector/latest/">MCP Connector</a></p></td><td><p>Use the Model Context Protocol (MCP) Connector to integrate with the MCP protocol, enabling AI models to interact with external tools and data sources.</p></td><td><div><div><p>N/A</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/mulesoft-ai-chain-connector/latest/">MuleSoft AI Chain Connector</a></p></td><td><p>Design, build, and manage AI agents with support for LLMs, vector stores, and advanced AI services including chat, RAG, sentiment analysis, and image generation.</p></td><td><div><div><p>N/A</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/mulesoft-inference-connector/latest/">MuleSoft Inference Connector</a></p></td><td><p>Access inference offerings for LLMs from multiple providers, enabling integration of AI capabilities such as chat, text generation, image analysis, and toxicity detection.</p></td><td><div><div><p>N/A</p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/mulesoft-vectors-connector/latest/">MuleSoft Vectors Connector</a></p></td><td><p>Access external vector stores and databases for semantic search and Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) use cases.</p></td><td><div><div><p>N/A</p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Security and Compliance

MuleSoft Government Cloud meets all FedRAMP security and compliance standards, including:

- Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS 140-3), for details refer to
  [FIPS 140-3 Compliance Support](https://docs.mulesoft.com/gov-cloud/gov-cloud-fips-140-3-support).

- Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.2 encryption

- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 800-53

- Center for Internet Security (CIS) benchmarks

Government Cloud provides a FedRAMP-compliant control plane hosted in the US GovCloud (West) region.
For the full support matrix, see
[Support Matrix for Control Plane Hosting Options](https://docs.mulesoft.com/hosting-home/#support-matrix-control-plane).

For more information, see [Security in MuleSoft Government Cloud](https://docs.mulesoft.com/gov-cloud/gov-cloud-security).

## Products Not Currently Supported

These Anypoint Platform products aren’t currently supported in Government Cloud:

<table><colgroup><col> <col></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Product</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>Anypoint Analytics</p></td><td><p>API analytics and dashboards for monitoring API performance and usage.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Anypoint Code Builder</p></td><td><p>Cloud-based IDE for designing, building, and deploying integrations and APIs.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>API Data Gateway</p></td><td><p>Connect Salesforce reports and dashboards to external data sources.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>API Governance</p></td><td><p>Automated API conformance and governance validation.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Anypoint Omni Gateway</p></td><td><p>Lightweight, high-performance API gateway deployable across any environment.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Anypoint Runtime Fabric</p></td><td><p>Container-based runtime deployment and management on your infrastructure.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Anypoint Security</p></td><td><p>Edge security policies including tokenization and encryption.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>

## See Also

- [Security in MuleSoft Government Cloud](https://docs.mulesoft.com/gov-cloud/gov-cloud-security)

- [Secure Configuration for FedRAMP](https://docs.mulesoft.com/gov-cloud/gov-cloud-secure-configuration-fedramp)

- [Set Up Your Government Cloud Account](https://docs.mulesoft.com/gov-cloud/gov-cloud-account-setup)

- [Dedicated Load Balancer](https://docs.mulesoft.com/gov-cloud/gov-cloud-load-balancer)

- [Anypoint VPN Configuration](https://docs.mulesoft.com/gov-cloud/gov-cloud-anypoint-vpn)

- [Standalone Mule Support](https://docs.mulesoft.com/gov-cloud/gov-cloud-standalone)