STIG & OpenSCAP Compliance Architecture

DISA STIG, NIST SP 800-53 and FedRAMP set strict configuration controls, but manual STIG configuration, one-time SCAP scans and spreadsheet evidence fall behind when container images change daily or hourly. This architecture insight shows how CleanStart builds compliance into the infrastructure layer: pre-hardened STIG-compliant OS images, OpenSCAP validation at build time and runtime, config lockdown and continuous drift detection. It covers automated attestation and audit evidence, SCAP 1.3 support, and integration with Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, OpenShift and Terraform.