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GOVCLOUD // PARTIAL CASE STUDY

AWS GovCloud ITAR Platform

Regulated access. In-boundary identity. Recoverable operations.A sanitized two-region AWS GovCloud platform reference spanning ITAR-aligned Citrix VDI, hybrid identity, application migration, in-boundary SIEM, FIPS cryptography, private administration, and pilot-light disaster recovery.
AI CAPABILITY PLANEWhere intelligence operates—and where authority stops
Compliance-drift triageOperational anomaly summarizationRunbook decision support

AI may summarize sanitized telemetry, surface drift, and assist operators with approved runbooks; it cannot receive export-controlled content, issue credentials, change infrastructure, approve access, or initiate failover.

01 // SYSTEM TOPOLOGY

Connected architecture

Sanitized owner-provided architecture reference. Product and scale details are retained where needed to explain controls; IP ranges, account identifiers, names, endpoints, and credentials are excluded.

PlatformData planeEdge / externalAuthority / control
01 // Users + access paths
Managed endpointsWorkspace client + approved USB printing

WHYSeparates public sessions, private administration, and integration traffic

Historical
Internet session pathHTTPS 443 to FIPS Gateway VIP

WHYSeparates public sessions, private administration, and integration traffic

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Private admin pathRedundant IPsec VPN per region

WHYSeparates public sessions, private administration, and integration traffic

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ERP integration pathDirect Connect transit VIF

WHYSeparates public sessions, private administration, and integration traffic

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02 // Identity + authentication
Cloud identity providerSAML, MFA + Conditional Access

WHYConverts verified identity into least-privilege session and cloud authorization

Historical
FAS + enterprise CAPer-user virtual smart-card certificates

WHYConverts verified identity into least-privilege session and cloud authorization

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Managed Microsoft ADKerberos, LDAP + AGDLP authorization

WHYConverts verified identity into least-privilege session and cloud authorization

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Admin federationDirect per-account SAML to IAM

WHYConverts verified identity into least-privilege session and cloud authorization

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03 // Region A edge + network
Gateway / ADC HAFIPS pair across two Availability Zones

WHYProtects ingress, private egress, and hub-and-spoke connectivity across two AZs

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Transit Gateway hubDedicated private /28 attachment subnets

WHYProtects ingress, private egress, and hub-and-spoke connectivity across two AZs

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Private egressPer-AZ NAT + in-tenant VPC endpoints

WHYProtects ingress, private egress, and hub-and-spoke connectivity across two AZs

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04 // Citrix VDI platform
VDI control planeControllers, StoreFront + Local Host Cache

WHYBrokers resilient desktops while keeping profiles, printing, and control traffic in-boundary

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Site data + licensingMulti-AZ SQL + user licensing

WHYBrokers resilient desktops while keeping profiles, printing, and control traffic in-boundary

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Profile storageEncrypted VHDX containers on Windows file system

WHYBrokers resilient desktops while keeping profiles, printing, and control traffic in-boundary

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Standard VDA poolMulti-session autoscale + N+1 capacity

WHYBrokers resilient desktops while keeping profiles, printing, and control traffic in-boundary

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GPU VDA poolFixed CAD seats + hardware encoding

WHYBrokers resilient desktops while keeping profiles, printing, and control traffic in-boundary

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05 // Workloads + migration
Production + read-only VPCsERP, database, supply-chain + reporting tiers

WHYMoves application tiers through governed replication, cutover, and rollback waves

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Management VPCBastion, automation + solution services

WHYMoves application tiers through governed replication, cutover, and rollback waves

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Continuous replicationPrivate block-level staging and endpoints

WHYMoves application tiers through governed replication, cutover, and rollback waves

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Waved cutoverDev to QAS to production with rollback gates

WHYMoves application tiers through governed replication, cutover, and rollback waves

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06 // Security + administration
FIPS + KMS boundaryTLS 1.2+, CMKs + encrypted data stores

WHYEnforces cryptographic, network, export-control, and operator boundaries

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Private administrationSystems Manager only; no inbound RDP or SSH

WHYEnforces cryptographic, network, export-control, and operator boundaries

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Zero Trust network policyPer-tier security groups + flow logs

WHYEnforces cryptographic, network, export-control, and operator boundaries

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Export-control access gateMFA, managed devices + verified entitlement

WHYEnforces cryptographic, network, export-control, and operator boundaries

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07 // SIEM + operations
Forwarder collection tierHost, appliance + cloud telemetry

WHYCentralizes telemetry, detection, maintenance, backup, and service operations

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GovCloud SIEMFedRAMP High / IL5-aligned analytics

WHYCentralizes telemetry, detection, maintenance, backup, and service operations

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Operations controlPatching, monitoring, backup + ITSM

WHYCentralizes telemetry, detection, maintenance, backup, and service operations

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08 // Region B recovery
VDI pilot lightDirectory replica, warm profiles + stopped images

WHYMaintains a licensing-aware pilot light and controlled regional failover path

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Database recoverySQL async, native replication + backup restore

WHYMaintains a licensing-aware pilot light and controlled regional failover path

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Controlled failoverScale fleet, flip DNS, validate logon + print

WHYMaintains a licensing-aware pilot light and controlled regional failover path

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GOVERNED OUTCOMEA drawing-ready reference separates the public user path, private administration and integration paths, two-AZ production tiers, three governed work streams, and a tested pilot-light recovery pattern without exposing operational identifiers.Authenticate → Broker → Operate → Observe → Recover
02 // PROOF LIBRARY

Evidence gallery

Two-region ITAR platform overview
Partial // reviewed 2026-07-29Two-region ITAR platform overview

Sanitized executive view separating end-user sessions, hybrid identity, two-AZ Citrix VDI, workload migration, FIPS and Zero Trust controls, in-boundary SIEM, and Region B pilot-light recovery.

Owner-provided sanitized architecture reference; IP ranges, account identifiers, endpoints, customer and employer names, credentials, and operational data excluded
VDS controlled-change workflow
Verified // reviewed 2026-07-27VDS controlled-change workflow

Repository-derived report showing inventory, whole-file validation, WhatIf preview, guarded apply, and post-change verification.

Local VMware PowerCLI toolkit; repository-derived, not a live vCenter capture
Architecture mapAvailable now

Sanitized logical topology with evidence states.

Dashboard / DAGCapture pending

Sanitized dashboard export or orchestration capture still required.

Video / demo clipCapture pending

A short captioned product proof is still required.

Product screenshotCapture pending

A sanitized operational or product screenshot is still required.

PRIVATE REVIEW ROOMAuthentication boundary prepared

Production endpoints and sensitive artifacts stay disconnected until an identity provider and access policy are explicitly configured.