Industry-Leading Enterprise Java Application Platform Earns Common
Criteria EAL4+ Certification
RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source
solutions, today announced that JBoss Enterprise Application Platform
5.1.0 and 5.1.1 have been awarded Common Criteria certification at
Evaluation Assurance Level 4 (EAL4+) under the Common Criteria
Evaluation and Certification Scheme (CCS). Common Criteria is a set of
internationally approved criteria for evaluating and certifying the
information security of IT products and information systems, and EAL4+
is the highest assurance level that is recognized globally by all
signatories under the Common Criteria Recognition Agreement for this
category of solutions. This certification also marks the highest level
of Common Criteria certification for the JBoss Enterprise Middleware
portfolio.
"Security remains one of the most important considerations for
security-conscious industries like government, financial services and
healthcare considering new technology solutions, and achieving Common
Criteria certification gives customers the added confidence that our
solutions meet specific, internationally recognized benchmarks for
security performance," explained Paul Smith, general manager and vice
president, public sector operations, Red Hat. "We made the commitment to
upgrade our Common Criteria certification for the JBoss Enterprise
Application Platform from EAL2 to EAL4+, and achieving the highest
available certification level is a testament to our ongoing efforts to
meeting the needs of security-conscious government organizations and
businesses."
To facilitate this certification, Red Hat worked with atsec information
security, a government accredited laboratory in the United States and
Germany, that 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+. Their tests,
and the resulting certification, validate JBoss Enterprise Application
Platform as one of the most trusted platforms for building, deploying,
and hosting enterprise Java applications and services.
"We are proud that Red Hat chose atsec as the laboratory for the Common
Criteria evaluation, as this project continues our successful business
relationship with Red Hat," said Ken Hake, Common Criteria laboratory
manager for atsec U.S. "Red Hat's completion of this Common Criteria
project will result in more assurance for customers who run JBoss
Enterprise Middleware in business critical environments."
This certification supports Red Hat's reputation as leader in providing
solutions that are designed for security-sensitive environments and
government use. To date, Red Hat has achieved 16
different Common Criteria certifications, including 13
certifications for Red Hat Enterprise Linux across four different
hardware platforms. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 has achieved Common
Criteria certification at EAL4+ under the Controlled Access Protection
Profile (CAPP), Label Security Protection Profile (LSPP), and the
Role-Based Access Control Protection Profile (RBACPP), providing a
leading level of security and assurance from a mainstream operating
system.
Continuing this commitment, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 6 are both currently "In
Evaluation" for Common Criteria Certification at EAL4+, with the
inclusion of the KVM Hypervisor.
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