Common Criteria | Certification

COMMON CRITERIA | CERTIFICATION

Common Criteria (CC) is one of the most internationally recognized certification schemes for the evaluation of IoT, IT and OT products. The process of evaluation and certification is based on the Common Criteria standard, which includes clear requirements for the preparation and assessment of products in scope. In principle, any product that offers an amount of security relevant functionalities can be evaluated based on CC.

SCOPE OF COMMON CRITERIA STANDARD

The Common Criteria standard includes:

• Embedded devices (IoT, ICS SCADA, medical devices, automotive components, smart meters, etc.)
• Software products
• Operating systems
• Web and mobile applications
• Network and telecommunication devices
• Smart cards and ICs
• Printers and copy machines

ADVANTAGES OF COMMON CRITERIA STANDARD

• The Common Criteria certificate is automatically recognized in a wide range of countries, spread across multiple continents. For example EU, USA, Australia, UK and parts of Asia. A CC certificate can enable important advantages and market recognition for the certified product. The certification is particularly useful for selling the product to local governments, where the security of the product is of high importance. At the same time, such a certification could allow in partnerships with major players in the supply chain industry, for example network and telecommunication providers. Finally, a CC certification for your product allows to match (or surpass) the competitors on a particular domain in terms of brand value and recognition.
• A Common Criteria evaluation can be conducted at various levels, named Evaluation Assurance Levels (EALs). There are 7 available EAL levels for conducting the evaluation, each of them increasing progressively in the depth and scope of the evaluation. While high risk products (for example smart cards) are suitable for the higher levels of evaluation, general software or embedded products can well benefit from a CC certificate in the range of EAL1 – EAL4.

HOW WE SUPPORT YOU

Secura helps large and medium sized organizations all over Europe raise their cyber resilience. We know the importance of compliance to cybersecurity regulations.

We offer Common Criteria evaluation services under the Dutch CC scheme – NSCIB. We can support you along the whole process of evaluation, starting with the proper preparation and documentation support, all the way to the testing and certification support phases.

Secura is part of the Bureau Veritas Group, a listed company and world leader in testing, inspection and certification services.