IBM and Novell Complete New, Higher Level of Security Certification Evaluation for SUSE LINUX
Novell's SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 First Linux Distribution to Complete Evaluation Assurance Level EAL4+ BOSTON (LinuxWorld Conference & Expo 2005) — IBM and Novell today announced that SUSE® LINUX Enterprise Server 9 has successfully completed a Common Criteria evaluation to achieve a new level of security certification that will further enable Linux to be adopted by governments and government agencies for mission-critical and command-and-control operations. In addition, the two companies cooperatively achieved US Department of Defense Common Operating Environment compliance, a Defense Information Systems Agency requirement for military computing products. Novell’s SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 on IBM eServers has achieved Controlled Access Protection Profile under the Common Criteria for Information Security Evaluation, also referred to as CAPP/EAL4+. A formal certificate issued by the Federal Office for Information Security in Germany (BSI) is expected t...