Acceptance criteria
Document processing and storage locations, regional failover, subprocessor boundaries and tenant residency enforcement.
Why it matters
Where data is processed and stored is often a contractual and legal requirement.
How to verify
The vendor documents processing and storage locations, failover and subprocessor boundaries.
OWASP adoption context
Hosting and subprocessor-location choices are cross-tier deployment concerns; adoption tier does not create a universal residency obligation.
Framework mappings
Documented processing locations, regional failover and subprocessor boundaries supply evidence for assessing third-party dependencies and associated supplier and legal risks. Location records do not verify residency enforcement or resolve those risks; US/EU hosting is not a universal requirement.
Hosting, failover and subprocessor details inform computing-resource documentation and supplier responsibilities. Region availability alone does not establish suitable supplier terms or operating residency controls.
Documented locations and residency-enforcement arrangements support the buyer’s cloud-use governance and applicable data-location/privacy obligations. Documentation alone does not demonstrate residency enforcement. US/EU hosting is not universally required by ISO and does not prove lawful transfer, suitable subprocessor agreements or failover arrangements.