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An explanation of what "Common Criteria" is and its
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The National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) has developed
Common Criteria to ensure you have a safe option for downloading software
to use on your systems.
IBM® delivers Common Criteria V2.1 certified solutions through Download
Director for selected releases. For more details see the Common
Criteria Official Documentation.
Information held by IT products or systems is a critical resource that
enables organizations to succeed in their mission. Additionally,
individuals have a reasonable expectation that their personal information
contained in IT products or systems remain private, be available to them
as needed, and not be subject to unauthorized modification.
IT products or systems should perform their functions while exercising
proper control of the information to ensure it is protected against
hazards such as unwanted or unwarranted dissemination, alteration, or
loss. The term IT security is used to cover prevention and mitigation of
these and similar hazards.
Many consumers of IT lack the knowledge, expertise, or resources
necessary to judge whether their confidence in the security of their IT
products or systems is appropriate, and they might not wish to rely solely
on the assertions of the developers. Consumers might therefore choose to
increase their confidence in the security measures of an IT product or
system by ordering an analysis of its security (in other words, a security
evaluation).
The Common Criteria can be used to select the appropriate IT security
measures and contains criteria for evaluation of security requirements.
Common Criteria certified solutions will be listed in Recommended fixes for WebSphere Application Server
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