Re: Cool i5/OS Security News!!!!!!!!!

[Larry Bolhuis <lbolhuis@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey Pat, don't hurt your arm patting yourself on the back there!!!

Seriously though this is good news. Any time 'Our' OS gets this sort of 
recognition it's a good thing. It's still up to each shop to properly 
implement things, this at least says it can be done. A potential sales 
edge when up against those 'lesser OSs' :o)

- Larry

Patrick Botz wrote:

> ...at least for me it's really cool :-) hopefully others will think so
> too....
>
> i5/OS has been OFFICIALLY certified for Common Criteria at Evaluation
> Assurance Level 4 (EAL 4)!  This is the certification which most closely
> matches the old US Government C2 rating.
>
> http://niap.nist.gov/cc-scheme/st/ST_VID4035.html  contains all of the
> details.
> Also on this page is the e-mail of the IBMer who did the legwork to make
> sure it all happened! Feel free to send him an "atta-boy" if you are so
> inclined!
>
> The following snippet was copied from this URL:
> Product Name: IBM i5/OS V5R3M0 running on IBM eServer models 520, 550, and
> 570 with Software Feature Code 1930
> Product Type: Operating System
> Date: 10 August 2005
> Conformance Claim: EAL 4 augmented with ALC_FLR.2
>
> Patrick Botz
> Senior Technical Staff Member
> Rochester CTC, eServer Security Architecture & Consulting
> iSeries Security Architect
> (507) 253-0917, T/L 553-0917
> CTC Fax # 507-253-2070
> email: botz@xxxxxxxxxx
>