Roadmap
Transparent priorities from 2026 to 2030 — technically grounded, community-driven, and foundation-ready.
Q1 / Q2 2026 — v1.0 Launched
WAF++ Framework 1.0 and WAFPass 1.0 launched on 12 May 2026 on the pre-eve of Cloud Native Conference DE. All eight pillars are stable, the controls library is locked, the PASS scoring model is finalized, and WAFPass is published on PyPI.
pip install wafpass-core.Operationalization & Full Rollout
After the v1.0 launch, WAF++ shifts into full operationalization — community pilots, governance finalization, and complete pillar coverage.
Pilot & Governance Finalization
A pilot project to validate the building-block approach in multi-cloud scenarios, along with finalizing the governance and community model.
Stabilization & Ecosystem Growth
With all eight pillars documented ahead of schedule, the focus shifts to hardening the Security pillar, scoring model finalization, and growing the early adopter ecosystem.
Roadmap to 2030
Long-term milestones that establish WAF++ as a foundational, community-owned standard for cloud architecture quality.
Technical Steering Committee
Formal election of a TSC to provide long-term steering for project development — independent of any founding members.
CNCF Alignment
Full alignment with CNCF project guidelines and best practices — governance, lifecycle, and community model modelled after proven open-source foundations.
Auditability
Enable formal auditability according to the WAF++ standard — criteria are traceable, decisions are documented, and outcomes are reproducible.
WAF++ Certification
Introduce a WAF++ certification program for teams and organizations — a verifiable, community-backed signal of architecture quality.
Advisory Model
Founders transition into advisory roles — operational decisions are fully owned by the community, TSC, and Working Groups.
Help set the direction.
Roadmap priorities are discussed openly in GitHub Discussions and decided via RFCs. Every community member can propose, challenge, or vote on what comes next.