Pillar 7 · Unique to WAF++

The Sovereign Pillar

Retain full control of your data and infrastructure. Avoid vendor lock-in, meet digital sovereignty requirements, and design for freedom of choice.

Data residency Vendor neutrality Exit strategy

OVERVIEW

Sovereignty is architectural freedom

The Sovereign pillar is unique to WAF++. It makes data residency, vendor neutrality, and exit strategy first-class design goals — not afterthoughts.

Control where data is stored, processed, and backed up — with boundaries that satisfy GDPR, NIS2, and national requirements.

Use open standards, portable formats, and multi-cloud patterns so no single provider owns your architecture.

Plan and test how to leave a provider, region, or service before you depend on it in production.

CAPABILITIES

From compliance mapping to portability and contractual control.

Enforce storage and processing regions, document cross-border flows, and prove residency with evidence.

Map controls to GDPR, BSI C5, NIS2, and national sovereignty laws with auditable evidence.

Open APIs, containerized workloads, infrastructure-as-code, and data formats that move between clouds.

Document data processing agreements, sub-processor lists, and exit terms before relying on third parties.

MATURITY

Move from awareness to sovereign-by-design architecture.

Level 1

Data residency and vendor contracts are documented; key workloads have identified jurisdictional boundaries.

Level 2

Sovereignty controls are policy-as-code, exit plans are tested, and multi-cloud patterns are in use.

Level 3

Sovereign-by-default architecture, automated evidence, and proven portability across providers and regions.

GET STARTED

Read the full Sovereign pillar documentation or run your first automated review with WAFPass.

GDPR NIS2 BSI C5