Solaris 10 gets top security certification for x86 and SPARC systems | | 2008-07-23 | | Sun’s Solaris 10 operating system has achieved Common Criteria Certification for the Labeled Security Protection Profile (LSPP) at Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL) 4+, the highest commonly recognized global security certification.
Solaris 10 11/06 with Solaris Trusted Extensions achieved LSPP at EAL 4+ for both Sun x86/64 and SPARC systems with both desktop and server-based applications. The certification process involved testing Solaris 10 on a wide range of systems, to most accurately simulate a real-world environment where users need to view and share data securely over diverse and multi-layered systems.
"Customers will be pleased to know that Solaris was tested and certified in a dynamic, realistic computing environment on a variety of Sun x86 and SPARC systems. We feel this is an achievement that virtually no competing OS on the market can match." said Jim McHugh, vice president of marketing for Solaris.
There were also tests for several additional functions in Multi-Level Security environments including use of an LDAP-based enterprise directory server and use of network sharing of labelled file systems.
With Solaris Containers, Solaris 10 is also the first OS to complete LSPP using operating system virtualization. Solaris Containers allow a user to maximize system resources by enabling the creation of many private, labelled execution environments within a single instance of Solaris, running on a single system.
The tests were conducted by CGI Information Systems and Management Consultants in Ottawa, and independently validated by Canada’s Communications Security Establishment. | |
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