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Achieving CAPP/EAL3+ Security Certification for Linux

Overview With the increasing use of Open Source in general and Linux in particular within government and commercial environments, security of Open Source products is of increasing importance and as a result the demand for the security evaluation of Linux is evident. It is also generally believed that security certifications are time consuming and can take years to accomplish. The authors were able to obtain the Common Criteria certification of Linux in a few months. The paper will cover the experience and the technical challenges associated with this Linux evaluation. This paper discusses the enhancements it made to SLES 8 SP3 including the Linux kernel to support CAPP audit requirements. In addition the business advantages of the evaluation for Open Source software will be covered.

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Date PublishedMay 2004
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