15 What is the Common Criteria? (Computer Security Evaluation)
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This article is from the Computer Security Evaluation FAQ, by Trusted Product Evaluation Program TPEP@dockmaster.ncsc.mil.
15 What is the Common Criteria? (Computer Security Evaluation)
The Common Criteria (CC) occasionally (and somewhat
incorrectly) referred to as the Harmonized Criteria, is a
multinational effort to write a successor to the TCSEC and
ITSEC that combines the best aspects of both. An initial
version (V 1.0) was released in January of 1996. The CC has
a structure closer to the ITSEC than the TCSEC and includes
the concept of a "profile" to collect requirements into easily
specified and compared sets. The TPEP is actively working to
develop profiles and an evaluation process for the CC. We
anticipate beginning several trial CC evaluations late in
calendar year 1996. It is available in postscript from
<http://www.radium.ncsc.mil/tpep/library/ccitse/>
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