Cloud Foundry
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The facts
Each one read from Cloud Foundry's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audience
- The Foundation describes Cloud Foundry as serving developers, operators, providers, end users, software vendors, and systems integrators.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Authentication
- Cloud Foundry UAA supports OAuth, OpenID Connect, SAML, LDAP, and SCIM, with single sign-on and user and group management features.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Buildpacks
- Cloud Foundry supports developer frameworks out of the box and can be extended with community buildpacks.checked 2 Oct 2026
- CLI operating systems
- The cf CLI installation documentation covers Windows, macOS, and Linux.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Developers can deploy apps with a single `cf push` command.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Deployment workflow
- The site says developers can push code to a running app with a single `cf push` command.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Development tools
- Cloud Foundry says it integrates with developer environments and tools, including CI/CD and IDEs.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Identity
- UAA provides OAuth2-based identity and access, and supports external LDAP and SAML user stores.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The Foundation describes Cloud Foundry as serving developers, operators, and providers, and says its community targets companies of all sizes.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Kubernetes
- Cloud Foundry is described as supporting applications on Kubernetes clusters, and Korifi can install a Cloud Foundry instance on Kubernetes.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Languages
- The site lists Java, Node, Go, Python, PHP, Ruby, and .NET as supported languages.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Language support
- The homepage lists Java, Node, Go, Python, PHP, Ruby, and .NET, and says the platform can be extended through community buildpacks.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Provider options
- The official provider page lists hosted offerings from anynines, STACKIT, SAP BTP, and Cloud.gov, plus a local Kubernetes option through Korifi.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Providers
- The Foundation lists anynines, STACKIT, SAP BTP, and Cloud.gov among Cloud Foundry provider options.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Cloud Foundry is an open-source platform for building, testing, deploying, and scaling apps across a choice of cloud, framework, and language.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Security
- Cloud Foundry documents API security using UAA and SSL, role-based access control, encrypted app configuration storage, and secure app containers.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Security controls
- Documented protections include container isolation, encrypted connections, role-based access controls, and measures against resource-starvation denial-of-service attacks.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Security limitation
- Cloud Foundry documentation says BOSH does not encrypt data stored on BOSH virtual machines; the underlying infrastructure provider might encrypt it.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Security reporting
- The Cloud Foundry Foundation Security Team accepts private reports of vulnerabilities in open-source Cloud Foundry codebases and coordinates investigation.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Service integrations
- Services integrate through the Service Broker API, which lets brokers advertise service offerings and plans and handle provisioning and binding.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Support
- The Cloud Foundry site links users to technical documentation, training, and technical support resources.checked 2 Oct 2026
The company
- Company
- The Cloud Foundry Foundation is a directed fund of the Linux Foundation that supports development, promotion, and adoption of Cloud Foundry.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2009checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
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