If you ship network devices into environments that care about Common Criteria, the Network Device Collaborative Protection Profile (NDcPP) is the baseline you live with. NDcPP v3.0e has been the approved version since December 2023; the ND iTC is now iterating …
At Lightship Security, we help leading security product vendors achieve NIAP and EUCC Common Criteria certification quickly and efficiently. As part of Applus+ Labororatories, a global leader in testing, inspection, and certification, we offer a powerful combination of deep technical …
The latest update to NIAP Policy Letter #12 (Update 5) brings a significant change that vendors should be aware of: the inclusion of core functionality as a critical requirement for products undergoing evaluation under NIAP. This new addition places an …
NIAP recently released Labgram #118 – Entropy Source Validation Certificates. It mandates that ESV certificates must be included as part of the Entropy Assessment Report (EAR) for all products that enter evaluation with NIAP from January 1st, 2025. Effective immediately, vendors may submit EARs that refer to an ESV certificate. This blog post discusses what ESV is, how it relates to Common Criteria under NIAP and the impact of this policy on vendors undertaking evaluations outside of NIAP (e.g. Canada etc.) but seeking NIAP PCL entry.
In this post we examine the proposed European Cybersecurity Certification Scheme (EUCC). We’ll cover:
NDcPP 3.0E has now been endorsed by NIAP. This post aims to answer the most common questions we get about NDcPP 3.0E:
Short answer: probably not much! For most vendors and users of the CC, things will roll on normally. It will be the national certification schemes, labs and technical communities that must adjust. Long answer: there are some aspects and circumstances …
[Updated July 6, 2021 – NIAP requires exact match CPU specs in CAVP certificates] Most CC evaluations performed in North America include cryptographic security claims called out in the target Protection Profile (PP) that is being used. Those requirements are …
The Network Device international Technical Community recently (in December 2019) published version 2.2 of the collaborative Protection Profile for Network Devices – aka – NDcPP. The NDcPP is the most often used Common Criteria Protection Profile to achieve listing on …
Vendors with products on NIAP’s Common Criteria Product Compliant List (PCL) may from time-to-time receive a request from NIAP for a mitigation plan addressing a given widespread vulnerability (e.g. Meltdown, Spectre etc.). This is in keeping with NIAP Policy 17 …
