Title :
Understanding the Windows EAL4 evaluation
Author :
Shapiro, Jonathan S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
fDate :
2/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
On29 October 2002, Microsoft and Science Applications International Corporation issued press releases announcing that Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3 had received Evaluation Assurance Level 4 certification under the Common Criteria evaluation process. The Microsoft certification is sure to come up in many purchasing discussions over the next few years, so the question arises: What does this mean in plain English?.
Keywords :
DP industry; certification; security of data; software development management; Microsoft; Windows; Windows EAL4; certification; security; security products; software development; Computer security; Data security; ISO standards; Information security; Information technology; Internet; Linux; Operating systems; Personnel; Protection;
DOI :
10.1109/MC.2003.1178059
