Forge
Infrastructure Automation & Compliance Platform
Ansible • Terraform • OpenTofu • PowerShell • Compliance Dashboard • STIG Viewer
Why Choose Digital Data Forge?
The modern, lightweight alternative to complex enterprise automation tools
Lightning Fast
Written in pure Go with minimal resource requirements. Runs on 512MB RAM with instant startup.
Built-in Compliance
STIG Viewer, Compliance Dashboard, DoD SCC integration, OpenSCAP (incl. remote runner), and OOTB templates for DoD STIGs, CIS, and HIPAA.
5-Minute Setup
Single binary deployment or Docker container. No Kubernetes, Java, or complex dependencies required.
Multi-Tool Support
Native support for Ansible, Terraform, OpenTofu, Terramate, Terraformer, Bash, and PowerShell. One platform for all automation.
Enterprise Secrets
Integrates with HashiCorp Vault, Ansible Vault, Azure Key Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, and GCP Secret Manager.
Integrated Vault Installation
Provision and configure HashiCorp Vault or OpenBao in minutes with guided setup and secure defaults.
MIT Licensed
Completely free. Commercial support available when you need it.
IaC Editor & Validator
Built-in code validation and editing with compliance framework alignment.
Works Anywhere
On-premises, air-gapped, edge, cloud, or hybrid. Complete data sovereignty.
Compliance Dashboard
Project, Task, and User-level compliance reporting with built-in analytics.
Terramate Orchestration
Integrated Terramate: CLI integration, code generation, change detection UI, and orchestration phases 1–6.
STIG Exports & Reports
PDF export for compliance reports, automatic STIG screenshot ZIPs, SCC Report Generation & Viewer, and STIG-to-task mapping for traceability.
Packer & QEMU
Build and test images with Packer. QEMU support for automated VM-based testing in CI-style workflows.
Docker Deployments
Official Docker images for Forge and Forge Runners. Run anywhere: server or air‑gapped runners.
Terraformer Integration
Import existing cloud resources into Terraform code with Terraformer to accelerate infrastructure as code adoption.
Manual Remediation Linking
Link manual remediation actions and evidence to STIG findings and Forge tasks for end‑to‑end traceability and audit exports.
ATO Ready
Designed for ATO processes: STIG/SRG baselines, evidence exports, audit trails, RBAC, and data sovereignty.
STIG/SRG Catalog
Supports common DoD baselines via SCAP/SCC, including RHEL/Rocky/Alma 8–9, Ubuntu 20.04/22.04, Windows Server 2019/2022, Windows 10/11, and more.
Audit & Evidence
Generate PDF/CSV/ARF reports, STIG screenshot ZIPs, and maintain comprehensive audit logs for A&A packages.
Golden Image Catalog
Define, build, and version hardened images (Packer + QEMU) with a browsable image catalog and Terraform var injection.
DoD SCC Integration
Built-in DoD SCC (Security Content Automation Protocol) scanner included in Docker images. Enable by default for automated DoD compliance scanning on Linux systems.
System Binary Management
Automatic binary version management with caching for Ansible, Terraform, OpenTofu, Terragrunt, and more. Configure and manage tool versions through intuitive UI.
ATO Ready: STIG/SRG Baselines
Forge aligns with widely-used baselines through OpenSCAP and DoD SCC integrations. Coverage varies by OS/version.
Linux OS
RHEL 8/9 (incl. Rocky/Alma), CentOS Stream, Fedora (selected), Ubuntu 20.04/22.04 LTS.
Windows
Windows Server 2019/2022, Windows 10/11 STIGs, via SCC and OpenSCAP-compatible content.
Applications
Popular application STIGs such as Docker and Kubernetes and other common server stacks where SCAP content is available.
Other Frameworks
CIS Benchmarks and HIPAA controls mapping available via built-in templates and compliance dashboard.
Note: Specific baselines and versions depend on SCAP content availability. Contact us for your required targets.
By The Numbers
~50MB
Binary Size
<5 Min
Setup Time
512MB
Min RAM
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