NDcPP 3.0E has now been endorsed by NIAP. This post aims to answer the most common questions we get about NDcPP 3.0E:
Understanding the Scope of NDcPP Evaluations
When first exposed to the Network Device collaborative Protection Profile (NDcPP), vendors are often surprised by the extremely narrow scope. It is critical to realize that the Protection Profile (PP) refers to an abstract “network device” with required functionality that …
NDcPP – Are You A Good Network Citizen?
Vendors undertaking a Common Criteria project for the first time are often surprised by the scope and focus of the testing for a Network Devices collaborative Protection Profile (NDcPP) CC evaluation. Lightship’s Technical Director, Greg McLearn often refers to the …
What’s changed since NDcPP v1.0?
[March 12, 2019 Update] NDcPPv2.1 has been formally endorsed by NIAP. There are 41 products listed on the NIAP PCL that are compliant with the collaborative Protection Profile for Network Devices (NDcPP) v1.0. These PCL listings will all expire within the next …
The Mother of All NIAP Protection Profiles – NDcPP
We took a strategic decision early on at Lightship Security to focus our initial Greenlight development efforts on automating the tests specified by the Network Device collaborative Protection Profile (NDcPP). There are two main reasons for this: It is the …
Notable NDcPPv2.1 Changes (from v2.0e)
[March 12, 2019 Update] NDcPPv2.1 has been formally endorsed by NIAP. NDcPPv2.1 is hot off the presses from the Network iTC. It is yet to be officially accepted by NIAP for PCL usage however this is probably not too far off, …
SSH Rekey Limits with OpenSSH
Since this article was posted, the international Network Interpretations Team has issued RFI 201824 stating that the send and receive keys can be independently rekeyed. Therefore, the requirement that the ‘aggregate’ traffic be counted is no longer mandated according to …