Escrow your auditor will accept.
When a framework or auditor names software escrow as a control, you have to show it is in place. We document the agreement, the deposit, and the verification as evidence your auditor can read on first pass.
When the regulator names software escrow.
Software escrow used to be a legal nicety. Now it is named, directly or by implication, in DORA, FFIEC, NIS2, SEC 17a-4, NYDFS Part 500, CPS 230, and more.
That moves the question from whether you have escrow to whether you can evidence it. An untested deposit with no verification record is a finding waiting to be written.
One control, mapped to your framework.
The same escrow control answers more than one framework. We document it once and map it to each regime you report under.
Escrow documents a control you can map to these frameworks. It is evidence toward your obligations, not a determination that you are compliant. Where jurisdiction is part of the requirement, our storage is US-based. See technology escrow →
Evidence read on first pass.
The documentation an auditor or regulator actually wants, assembled in one place and written to be handed over without rework.
- Control-mapping summary for the frameworks you report under
- Deposit records: what is held, when it was deposited, and by whom
- Verification report at the level you selected
- Release-procedure summary and the agreed trigger conditions
- Two-site, US-based storage and custody attestation
Verification is matched to your risk, from a file listing to a full build. It is not automatic on every deposit, and the top of the ladder is never standard or included by default. See verification options → · See certifications →
Two vaults. One in a granite mountain.
Deposits are held in two physical, US-based vaults, one inside a granite mountain, monitored around the clock. The provider has to satisfy the people who approve the deal, and EscrowTech is the one their legal teams already recognize.
Compliance escrow, answered.
The questions compliance and risk teams ask when a framework names software escrow.
What is software escrow as a compliance control?
It is a documented continuity control for a critical software dependency: a neutral third party holds the source code and the materials needed to rebuild the software, releasable to you only on agreed conditions. For compliance, the point is the record it produces, which shows a fallback is in place for a vendor you depend on.
Which frameworks name software escrow?
Escrow is named directly or by implication across DORA, FFIEC guidance, NIS2, SEC 17a-4, NYDFS Part 500, and CPS 230. HIPAA does not name escrow explicitly but requires contingency planning for systems that handle PHI, which escrow helps evidence. Escrow is one of the most-cited operational resilience mechanisms in modern regulation.
What evidence does escrow produce for an audit?
The signed agreement and its release conditions, deposit records showing what is held and when it was deposited, the verification report at the level you selected, and a US-based storage and custody attestation. Together they document the control rather than merely asserting it.
How is escrow mapped to my framework?
The same escrow control answers more than one framework. We document it once and map it to each regime you report under, so a single agreement, deposit, and verification record supports DORA, FFIEC, NIS2, HIPAA, SEC 17a-4, or CPS 230 obligations as they apply to you.
Is verification required for compliance, and is it automatic?
Verification is a menu of options matched to your risk, from a file listing up to a full build and run. It is not automatic on every deposit, and the top of the ladder is never standard or included by default. An untested deposit with no verification record is the finding auditors tend to write.
Where are deposits stored?
In two physical, US-based vaults, one inside a granite mountain, monitored around the clock. Where jurisdiction is part of the requirement, in government, defense, or regulated procurement, US-based storage is a meaningful edge rather than a universal claim.
Can auditors get the documentation on first pass?
That is the intent. The control-mapping summary, deposit records, verification report, and storage attestation are assembled in one place and written to be handed over without rework, so an examiner can read the control on first pass.
How do we set up software escrow as a compliance control?
Tell us which frameworks you report under and which software dependencies are in scope. EscrowTech's in-house counsel drafts the escrow agreement and stays neutral between the parties, and we map the control, take the deposit, and document verification to the level you choose.
Make it safe to depend on.
Tell us which frameworks you answer to. We'll map software escrow to them and document the control.
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