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For the past few years, the Common Criteria program has been mandating entropy analysis for almost all protection profile based evaluations. Since November 2020, NIST 800-90B has also become a mandatory requirement under the FIPS 140-2 and the forthcoming FIPS …
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 met by obtaining validation certificates from the Cryptographic Algorithm Program (CAVP). The CAVP is …
It’s surprising to think that new-style Common Criteria Protection Profiles have been around in some way shape, or form, since late 2010, when the first Network Devices Protection Profile (NDPP) v1.0 was released by the Information Assurance Directorate (IAD) for …
ACVP Test Harness Considerations
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 …
The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security recently released its updated Common Criteria (CC) Program Instructions which state that they will consider accepting EAL3 and EAL4 evaluations on a case by case basis. Evaluations were previously restricted to those claiming an …
Product certification providers like Lightship have been relatively insulated from the pace of change that other industries have been forced to adapt to over the past several years. That is no longer the case. Increasingly technical, prescriptive test requirements, product …
If you’ve ever spent any amount of time delving into the world of Common Criteria (CC), you’ve no doubt come across the veritable Roman/biblical hierarchy of relationships between the various components. At times, it would make even Cersei Lannister blush. …
In part 2 of our multi-part Lightship Security video tutorial series geared toward vendors who are new to FIPS 140-2, we discuss the concept of cryptographic boundaries, cryptographic libraries and the design aspects required for FIPS 140-2 compliance. The previously …
