> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://itsfoss.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Think You're Digitally Sovereign? Red Hat Built a Tool to Find Out - URL: https://itsfoss.com/news/red-hat-digital-sovereignty-assessment-tool/ - Published: 2026-02-18T17:08:46.000Z - Updated: 2026-02-18T17:08:46.000Z - Description: It is open source, vendor-neutral, and free to self-host. - Author: Sourav Rudra - Tags: News [Red Hat](https://www.redhat.com/en?ref=itsfoss.com) is best known for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), the commercial Linux distribution that quietly runs a significant portion of enterprise and government infrastructure worldwide. They also maintain [Fedora](https://www.fedoraproject.org/?ref=itsfoss.com), contribute heavily to the Linux kernel, and are the people behind [Ansible](https://github.com/ansible/ansible?ref=itsfoss.com) and [OpenShift](https://www.redhat.com/en/technologies/cloud-computing/openshift?ref=itsfoss.com). Now they have open-sourced a tool to help organizations figure out where they stand when it comes to [digital sovereignty](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2020/651992/EPRS%5FBRI%282020%29651992%5FEN.pdf?ref=itsfoss.com). ## For Digital Sovereignty Assessment ![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2026/02/red-hat-digital-sovereignty-tool.png) Red Hat has released the ***Digital Sovereignty Readiness Assessment***, a self-service web tool that helps organizations figure out digital sovereignty. It is open source, released under the **Apache 2.0 license**, and available on GitHub (*linked below*). The tool is maintained by Red Hat's [Community of Practice](https://redhat-cop.github.io/?ref=itsfoss.com) (CoP) and **is designed to be vendor-neutral**, making it useful to any organization regardless of what technology stack they run. If you were thinking about privacy, the open source version doesn't collect anything, as all assessment data stays in the browser and is never sent to Red Hat or anywhere else. The assessment **covers seven domains**: *Data Sovereignty*, *Technical Sovereignty*, *Operational Sovereignty*, *Assurance Sovereignty*, *Open Source Strategy*, *Executive Oversight*, and *Managed Services*. It presents 21 questions, takes about 10 to 15 minutes to complete (*if done mindfully*), and scores respondents across a four-level maturity scale: *Foundation*, *Developing*, *Strategic*, and *Advanced*. There are **two easy ways to test it**. The [Red Hat-branded version](https://www.feedback.redhat.com/jfe/form/SV%5F1LGSam42lrM4Ddk?ref=itsfoss.com) is hosted on Red Hat's own infrastructure that conveniently ends with a prompt to [book a consultation](https://www.redhat.com/en/products/digital-sovereignty?ref=itsfoss.com). The other is the self-hostable version that was open-sourced on [GitHub](https://github.com/redhat-cop/viewfinder-upstream?ref=itsfoss.com). ![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2026/02/red-hat-digital-sovereignty-tool-results-1.png) ![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2026/02/red-hat-digital-sovereignty-tool-results-2.png) ![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2026/02/red-hat-digital-sovereignty-tool-results-3.png) **The result of my dummy test of Red Hat's assessment tool.* [Christopher Jenkins](https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-jenkins-26602025/?ref=itsfoss.com), Senior Principal Chief Architect at Red Hat, has the latter up on his [personal website](https://www.chrisj.co.uk/viewfinder/?ref=itsfoss.com), which is nearly identical but with different themeing and no nudge to contact Red Hat's sales people. **I ran a dummy assessment** on Red Hat's version to see how the tool worked, and it was nice, I guess? I filled out the form with random answers, and the result was a 38% maturity score, with a breakdown of readiness across 7 digital sovereignty domains and some recommended moves I could take to improve the score. I say "*I guess*" because I am not exactly well-versed in what it actually takes for something to comfortably call itself digital sovereignty-compliant. Via: [FOSS Force](https://fossforce.com/2026/02/oh-la-la-red-hat-open-sources-digital-sovereignty-readiness-tool/?ref=itsfoss.com) --- **Suggested Read 📖:** [*Session's Co-Founder Thinks You Don't Need to Ditch WhatsApp Completely*](https://itsfoss.com/news/session-co-founder-interview/) [Session’s Co-Founder Thinks You Don’t Need to Ditch WhatsApp CompletelyKee Jefferys on why privacy messaging should be an option, not a replacement.![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/icon/android-chrome-512x512-285.png)It's FOSSSourav Rudra![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/thumbnail/interview-with-kee-jeffrys.png)](https://itsfoss.com/news/session-co-founder-interview/)