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October 2008 - Posts

Wednesday, October 29, 2008 11:55 AM

Windows Common Criteria Security Guidance Documentation and Technical Reports on TechNet

You can find all the latest Common Criteria security guidance documentation for Windows on TechNet: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/prodtech/windowsserver2003/ccc/default.mspx The Evaluation Technical Reports (ETRs) for several CC evaluations

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Filed under: Security, Common Criteria, Guidance Documentation, Evaluation Technical Report, ETR, TechNet

Tuesday, October 14, 2008 8:33 AM

"Are we there yet?"

One way to be automatically notified when a Common Criteria validation has successfully completed, is to subscribe to the official RSS feed: http://www.commoncriteriaportal.org/rss/RSS_Product.xml You will most likely receive word sooner than you would

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Monday, October 13, 2008 6:07 PM

Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 are still in evaluation for CC EAL4+

Since the successful Common Criteria certification of Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 at EAL1 by AISEP, I've been asked whether these products are still in evaluation for EAL4+. The answer is yes! The EAL4+ evaluation is still proceeding

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Filed under: Security, Common Criteria, Vista, EAL1, AISEP, EAL4, NIAP CCEVS

Friday, October 10, 2008 4:43 PM

Where is the Common Criteria Certificate for Microsoft Windows XP SP3?

Microsoft Windows XP with SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP2 R2 have been validated, but it is not our policy to reevaluate a validated platform with each subsequent service pack. Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 are currently in evaluation

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Filed under: Common Criteria, Vista, EAL1, EAL4, XP, SP2, R2, SP3, NIAP CCEVS

Monday, October 06, 2008 2:43 PM

Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 are CC EAL1 Certified

Jeju, South Korea -- Of particular interest to our customers in Japan, on September 24th, 2008, Microsoft Corporation was awarded the Common Criteria (CC) certificate for Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 by the Australasian Information

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Filed under: Security, Common Criteria, ICCC, Vista, EAL1, AISEP