JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.2 has been awarded the Common Criteria Certification at
Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL) 4+ which is the highest level of assurance for a commercial middleware platform.
This new certification underlines Red Hat’s commitment to providing the highest possible level of security for our products and adds to existing certifications and accreditations for other middleware and infrastructure products :
http://www.redhat.com/en/technologies/industries/government/standards
Further details in the press-release here :
http://investors.redhat.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=906717
Achieving the Common Criteria Certification for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.2 supports Red Hat's reputation as an industry leader in technology and showcases the company's ongoing commitment to security. In 2012, JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.1.0 and 5.1.1 also achieved Common Criteria certification at the EAL4+ assurance level.
The Common Criteria is an internationally recognized set of standards used by the federal government and organizations to assess the security and assurance of technology products. EAL categorizes the depth and rigor of the evaluation, and EAL4+ assures consumers that the software has been methodically designed, tested, and reviewed to meet the evaluation criteria.
As with past Common Criteria certifications, Red Hat worked with atsec information security, a government accredited laboratory in the United States and Germany. atsec tested and validated the security, performance and reliability of the solution against the Common Criteria Standard for Information Security Evaluation (ISO/IEC 15408) at EAL4+.
The Common Criteria is an internationally recognized set of standards used by the federal government and organizations to assess the security and assurance of technology products. EAL categorizes the depth and rigor of the evaluation, and EAL4+ assures consumers that the software has been methodically designed, tested, and reviewed to meet the evaluation criteria.
As with past Common Criteria certifications, Red Hat worked with atsec information security, a government accredited laboratory in the United States and Germany. atsec tested and validated the security, performance and reliability of the solution against the Common Criteria Standard for Information Security Evaluation (ISO/IEC 15408) at EAL4+.
You can find the Certificate, Security Target and Certification Report at:
You can also find more information on Common Criteria at:
This new certification underlines Red Hat’s commitment to providing the highest possible level of security for our products and adds to existing certifications and accreditations for other middleware and infrastructure products :
http://www.redhat.com/en/technologies/industries/government/standards
Further details in the press-release here :
http://investors.redhat.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=906717
