(PR excerpt) — IBM today announced that it will work with the Linux community to enter the Common Criteria certification process for the Linux operating system early this year and proceed with a progressive plan for certifying Linux at increasing security levels through 2003 and 2004.

The Common Criteria (CC) is an internationally endorsed, independently tested and rigorous set of standards used by the Federal government, and other organizations around the world, to evaluate the security and assurance levels of technology products. The United States Federal government requires that all commercially acquired information technology products used in national security systems be independently certified by approved testing facilities against the Common Criteria, and many other countries adhere to similar standards.

With today's announcement, IBM is committing to partner with the Linux community to complete the CC evaluation and certification, to develop additional security enhancements, and to work with Linux distributors to make them available. Through its Linux Technology Center, IBM will invest development resources to enable Linux for CC certification across IBM eServer platforms, and will fund initial evaluations in 2003.

 
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