SecNumCloud
In brief
A highly rigorous French certification awarded by the national cybersecurity agency (ANSSI). It guarantees that a cloud service genuinely protects data, including from foreign laws.
▶ Precise definition
A security qualification issued by ANSSI (standard 3.2). It certifies that a cloud service (IaaS, PaaS or SaaS) meets the highest technical, operational and legal standards, including immunity from extraterritorial laws. It is a qualification (a security endorsement), not merely a certification. The CNIL regards it as the only recognised marker of a sovereign cloud; the SREN Act (Article 31) makes it mandatory for government cloud projects involving sensitive data.