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

way cool!!!!!
Congrats to you and your staff & IBM management for backing it.

I've already had and was losing the arguement about "secure OS" till I
pointed out
the huge number of CERT warnings the other OS had, and how their Common
Criteria
cert was to a fairly low level.

What is Software Feature 1930 listed in the certification? I find it
mentioned in a ptf
for V5R3M0, and an APAR doc, but not "what it is". Do we have to order it?

Where does the iSeries fit in now vs other OS and how high is EAL4?
Will there be a Redbook or something to teach us what to do to truly be at
that level
in operation?  (i remember the C2 redbook for the AS/400)

Will we see an iSeries in the room for the next Mission Impossible like
movie where
they break into CIA headquarters <g>?

Jim Franz
IBM Certified Specialist

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Patrick Botz" <botz@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 7:00 PM
Subject: Cool i5/OS Security News!!!!!!!!!


> ...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
>
> For more information on CTC, visit our website at
> http://www.ibm.com/eserver/services
> http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/services
>
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