Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Common Criteria”
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 …
[Update Sept 2024: These Standards have been published.] In our last article on Post Quantum Crypto (PQC) titled “Introduction to the Quantum Computing Impact on Cryptography”, we introduced quantum computing concepts and the potential impact on computer security and cryptography. …
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 …
Vendors are increasingly looking to leverage OpenSSL 3.x as their cryptographic module of choice within their products. At the same time, entropy continues to a be a focus in both FIPS 140-3 and Common Criteria projects. For those transitioning from …
Quantum computing continues to be a hot topic. Within the certification industry, it was most recently covered at the International Common Criteria Conference (ICCC) recently held in Spain. So, what is quantum computing and more importantly, what is the potential …
Many modern Common Criteria Protection Profiles include X.509 requirements requiring the evaluator to construct a series of certificates designed to verify that a system under test is correctly parsing and validating them. X.509 certificates appear relatively simple on the surface, …
No computing system is free from security vulnerabilities. Such flaws can manifest themselves within software, firmware and hardware implementations. Often the ease in widespread mitigation is based in part on whether a vendor can provide updates to software (relatively easy), …
