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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V is now Common Criteria Certified. For details, see: Windows...

Date: 03/23/2012

For details, please see the Future Fed blog post:...

Date: 04/27/2011

Microsoft Windows Vista and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 were Common Criteria (CC) validated on...

Date: 12/02/2009

Microsoft Windows 7 and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 formally entered evaluation for Common...

Date: 11/05/2009

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition is a proper subset of the Windows Server 2003 editions...

Date: 09/30/2009

Microsoft Windows Vista and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 received their Common Criteria (CC)...

Date: 09/23/2009

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Role has successfully completed validation against the Common...

Date: 09/23/2009

Windows Mobile 6.1 with System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 and System Center Mobile Device...

Date: 09/23/2009

Q: Does Microsoft plan to evaluate Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 under CC? A: Microsoft has...

Date: 08/04/2009

The Database Engine of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP2, Enterprise Edition (English) Version...

Date: 07/08/2009

Microsoft SQL Server 2000 was validated against the DoD/NSA NCSC Trusted Computer System Evaluation...

Date: 07/08/2009

No, Windows Storage Server 2003 SP1 has not been certified/validated in a Common Criteria (CC)...

Date: 06/18/2009

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 with DoD Add-On Pack complies with the DoD 5015.02-STD Joint...

Date: 04/14/2009

The Database Engine of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition (English) x86 and x64, Version...

Date: 04/08/2009

It is understood that there are no plans to evaluate the Web Edition of Windows Server 2003 against...

Date: 03/27/2009

Microsoft Internet Security & Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006 has been validated and certified to...

Date: 03/09/2009

Generally, we do not certify every Service Pack (SP), just major product releases. For example, our...

Date: 02/23/2009

The Common Criteria validation of Windows Server 2003 R2 includes IIS as a web server. Please see...

Date: 02/12/2009

Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) was included in the Common Criteria validation of...

Date: 02/12/2009

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Server, and Advanced Server were Common Criteria certified in...

Date: 02/07/2009

MS Windows XP Embedded, Version 5.1 SP2 has been Common Criteria certified. This gives embedded...

Date: 02/07/2009

Terminal Services and the RDP protocol were not included in the Target of Evaluation (TOE) of the...

Date: 02/07/2009

Certain draft PKI RFCs and DoD PKI requirements documents refer to the “Trusted System Development...

Date: 01/08/2009

Common Criteria security evaluations and certifications give us some measurable assurance that...

Date: 12/09/2008

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Date: 11/03/2008

You can find all the latest Common Criteria security guidance documentation for Windows on TechNet:...

Date: 10/29/2008

One way to be automatically notified when a Common Criteria validation has successfully completed,...

Date: 10/14/2008

Since the successful Common Criteria certification of Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows Server...

Date: 10/13/2008

Microsoft Windows XP with SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP2 R2 have been validated, but it is not our...

Date: 10/10/2008

Jeju, South Korea -- Of particular interest to our customers in Japan, on September 24th, 2008,...

Date: 10/06/2008

Those of us who monitor* the official NIAP CCEVS: Products and Protection Profiles In Evaluation...

Date: 08/06/2008

Yes! BitLocker is included in the Windows Vista / Windows Server 2008 Common Criteria EAL4+...

Date: 08/05/2008

The Common Criteria (CC) Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL) 1 evaluation of Microsoft Windows Vista...

Date: 08/04/2008

For the official record of all Common Criteria Certified Microsoft products, see:...

Date: 07/29/2008

This blog will help you find information about the security evaluations of Microsoft's products. The...

Date: 07/29/2008