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Open by design: How Elastic supports MOSA, the DoD's Modular Open Systems Approach
Elastic explains how its platform supports the US Department of Defense's Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) for defense acquisition. The focus is on utilizing open standards and modular design to ensure components are severable and replaceable.
Why it matters
This allows the military to upgrade or replace specific software components without rebuilding entire systems. It reduces the risk of vendor lock-in and ensures systems remain competitive over their lifecycle.
The details
MOSA is assessed at the program level rather than through specific product certifications. The platform supports deployment across FedRAMP-authorized clouds, on-premises data centers, and air-gapped enclaves. It uses REST and JSON for query and management interfaces and is built on the Apache Lucene engine.
What's next
Program offices must designate key interfaces in their documentation and conduct data rights analysis as required by 10 U.S.C. 3771.
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Elasticsearch is built with Apache Lucene
The engine is built on Apache Lucene
CNCF owns OpenTelemetry
OpenTelemetry (the CNCF standard)
Security content: OCSF, STIX, and TAXII interoperability
Security content: OCSF, STIX, and TAXII interoperability
Security content: OCSF, STIX, and TAXII interoperability
Query and management: REST and JSON
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Query and management: REST and JSON
published, versioned, and machine-readable API specifications
Identity: SAML, OIDC, and PKI
Identity: SAML, OIDC, and PKI
Identity: SAML, OIDC, and PKI
the S3 object storage API for snapshots
Elastic uses Kubernetes
Orchestration: Kubernetes through Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes
Add the free tier, open client libraries
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