ATO Generator: Automated Authority to Operate Documentation

The Challenge

Getting an Authority to Operate (ATO) for federal systems takes 6-18 months. Teams manually map hundreds of NIST 800-53 controls, collect evidence from multiple AWS accounts, and produce thousands of pages of documentation. The process is error-prone, repetitive, and expensive.

The Solution

The ATO Generator automates the most time-consuming parts of the ATO process. It builds compliance profiles from system architecture, automatically collects evidence from AWS environments, maps security controls to implementation details, and generates the documentation packages that assessors need.

Key Features

• Compliance Profile Builder: Define system boundaries and automatically map applicable NIST controls
• Evidence Collection: Automated gathering of AWS configuration evidence (IAM policies, VPC configs, encryption settings, logging)
• Control Mapping: Map each NIST 800-53 control to specific AWS services and configurations
• Document Generation: Produce SSP sections, control implementation statements, and evidence packages
• Template Library: Pre-built templates for common federal system architectures
• Export Formats: Generate documentation in formats compatible with eMASS and other GRC tools

Technology Stack

Note

Branded as iLAB-Secure X for the Inalab partnership. Currently in development with potential deployment for US TRANSCOM CSO.