What is the Application Normative Framework (ANF) primarily concerned with?

The Application Normative Framework (ANF) is specifically designed to establish a target level of trust for applications within an organization. It provides guidelines and benchmarks that help organizations define the security requirements necessary to achieve a sufficient level of trust depending on the application’s context and requirements. The framework emphasizes the need to tailor security measures based on the application’s risk profile, intended use, and user trust expectations.

This approach ensures that various applications are assessed and managed based on their particular characteristics and the trust they need to engender among users and stakeholders. By defining expectations around trust, it helps organizations prioritize their security efforts and allocate resources effectively within a cloud computing environment or across other platforms.