Common Criteria security

Common Criteria is a framework for independent assessment, analysis, and testing of products to a set of security requirements.

All releases of IBM® i are designed to meet the Common Criteria Evaluated Assurance Level (EAL) 4 augmented with ALC_FLR.2 of the Controlled Access Protection Profile (CAPP), Version 1.d, 8 October 1999.

On August 10, 2005, IBM received Common Criteria certification of IBM i V5R3M0 at Evaluated Assurance Level (EAL) 4 augmented with ALC_FLR.2 of the Controlled Access Protection Profile (CAPP), Version 1.d, 8 October 1999. To order the evaluated system, order Common Criteria FC 1930 under 5722-SS1.

Only customers who must run within a Common Criteria configuration should order this feature number.

The product is posted on the Validated Products List page at the Common Criteria Evaluation and Validation SchemeWeb site (http://www.niap-ccevs.org/cc-scheme/).