Enterprise Technology Guidelines

This document represents the official enterprise technology guidelines for Application Programming Interfaces (API) in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

This Enterprise Technology Guidelines (ETG) document represents the technical architecture standard for using an Automation Tool Interface (ATI) to address reoccurring software development and testing problems. This version reflects the latest guidance based on industry best practices as of Fiscal Year (FY) 2024.

This Enterprise Technology Guideline (ETG) represents the official technology architecture standard for certificate management in VA IT systems. This version reflects the latest guideline as of Fiscal Year (FY) 2025.

This document represents the enterprise guideline for maintaining a single unified Developer Portal experience for addressing reoccurring software development and testing problems. The Developer Portal includes links to shared services called “utilities” that make up part of the Software Factory (SWF) framework.

This document provides best practices for using GovCloud computing resources. The guidance leverages Enterprise Cloud Solutions Office (ECSO) VA Enterprise Cloud (VAEC) resources, as well as previous cloud computing guidelines.

This document provides best practices for determining a specific solution path toward cloud migration via actionable steps and planning recommendations. The guidance leverages Enterprise Cloud Solutions Office (ECSO) VA Enterprise Cloud (VAEC) resources, as well as previous cloud computing guidelines.

This document provides guidance on the use of multifactor authentication (MFA), which is the use of two or more factors, to authenticate a user.

This Enterprise Technology Guideline (ETG) provides the official Office of Information and Technology capability guidance and establishes the technology standard for Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in the US Department of Veterans Affairs.

This Enterprise Technology Guidelines (ETG) document was developed by the Architecture and Engineering Service (AES) within the Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO), to provide capability guidance, technical architecture standards, and industry best practices related to secrets management.

Single sign-on (SSO) is a method which allows a user to authenticate once and then access multiple applications without authenticating again. This document provides guidance on adopting SSO.

This document is part of the Enterprise Technology Guidelines series, which establishes the official technology standard for GitHub in VA.