Abstract
Federal agencies face a fiscal year 2027 target for enterprise-wide Zero Trust deployment, but NIST SP 800-207A defines logical components without identifying the Kubernetes technologies that implement them. This paper proposes a three-tier mapping of the Policy Engine, Policy Administrator, and Policy Enforcement Point to service mesh, microsegmentation, and perimeter tooling, stating the criteria by which each component is classified. It then applies a defined rubric to six Zero Trust vendors across component alignment, Kubernetes capability, federal authorization posture, and evidence quality, finding that no single vendor covers all three tiers. The mapping is a testable architectural proposition; a Stage 2 pilot will evaluate it empirically.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5038/2378-0789.9.1.1158
Recommended Citation
Snyder, Shelby C.
(2026)
"From Framework to Toolchain: Implementing Zero Trust Architecture in Cloud-Native Environments for DoW Compliance,"
Military Cyber Affairs: Vol. 9
:
Iss.
1
, Article 9.
https://doi.org/10.5038/2378-0789.9.1.1158
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/mca/vol9/iss1/9
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