Security-evaluated operating system

Short description: Operating system that achieved security certification

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In computing, security-evaluated operating systems have achieved certification from an external security-auditing organization, the most popular evaluations are Common Criteria (CC) and FIPS 140-2.

## Contents

* 1 Oracle Solaris
* 2 BAE Systems' STOP
* 3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux
* 4 Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
* 5 Microsoft Windows
* 6 Mac OS X
* 7 GEMSOS
* 8 OpenVMS and SEVMS
* 9 Green Hills INTEGRITY-178B
* 10 Unisys MCP
* 11 Unisys OS 2200
* 12 See also
* 13 Notes
* 14 External links
* 15 References

## Oracle Solaris

Trusted Solaris 8 was a security-focused version of the Solaris Unix operating system. Aimed primarily at the government computing sector, Trusted Solaris adds detailed auditing of all tasks, pluggable authentication, mandatory access control, additional physical authentication devices, and fine-grained access control(FGAC). Versions of Trusted Solaris through version 8 are Common Criteria certified.[1][2]

Trusted Solaris Version 8 received the EAL 4 certification level augmented by a number of protection profiles. [nb 1]

## BAE Systems' STOP

BAE Systems' STOP version 6.0.E received an EAL4+ in April 2004 and the 6.1.E version received an EAL5+ certification in March 2005. STOP version 6.4 U4 received an EAL5+ certification in July 2008. Versions of STOP prior to STOP 6 have held B3 certifications under TCSEC. While STOP 6 is binary compatible with Linux, it does not derive from the Linux kernel. See for an overview of the system.[3]

## Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 7.1 achieved EAL4+ in October 2016.[4]

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 6.2 on 32 bit x86 Architecture achieved EAL4+ in December 2014.[5] Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 6.2 with KVM Virtualization for x86 Architectures achieved EAL4+ in October 2012.[6]

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 achieved EAL4+ in June 2007.[7][8]

## Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 is certified for IBM Z, Arm and x86-64 at CAPP/EAL4+ in August 2021. See.[9]

Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 running on an IBM eServer was certified at CAPP/EAL4+ in February 2005. See News release at heise.de.

## Microsoft Windows

The following versions of Microsoft Windows have received EAL 4 Augmented ALC_FLR.3 certification:

* Windows 2008 Server (64-bit), Enterprise (64-bit) and Datacenter, as well as Windows Vista Enterprise (both 32-bit and 64-bit) attained EAL 4 Augmented (colloquially referred to as EAL 4+) ALC_FLR.3 status in 2009.
* Windows 2000 Server, Advanced Server, and Professional, each with Service Pack 3 and Q326886 Hotfix operating on the x86 platform were certified as CAPP/EAL 4 Augmented ALC_FLR.3 in October 2002. (This includes standard configurations as Domain Controller, Server in a Domain, Stand-alone Server, Workstation in a Domain, Stand-alone Workstation)
* Windows XP Professional and Embedded editions, with Service Pack 2, and Windows Server 2003 Standard and Enterprise editions (32-bit and 64-bit), with Service Pack 1, were all certified in December 2005.

## Mac OS X

Apple's Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server running 10.3.6 both with the Common Criteria Tools Package installed were certified at CAPP/EAL3 in January 2005. [2]

Apple's Mac OS X & Mac OS X Server running the latest version 10.4.6 have not yet been fully evaluated however the Common Criteria Tools package is available.[10]

## GEMSOS

Some[which?] versions of Gemini Multiprocessing Secure Operating System [11][non-primary source needed] were qualified as a TCSEC A1 system. GEMSOS runs on x86 processor type COTS hardware.

## OpenVMS and SEVMS

The SEVMS [12] enhancement to VMS was a CC B1/B3[13] system formerly of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). A standard OpenVMS installation is rated as CC C2.[14]

## Green Hills INTEGRITY-178B

Green Hills Software's INTEGRITY-178B real-time operating system was certified at Common Criteria EAL6+ in September 2008, [3] running on an embedded PowerPC processor on a Compact PCI card.

## Unisys MCP

The Unisys MCP operating system includes an implementation of the DoD Orange Book C2 specification, the controlled access protection sub-level of discretionary protection.[15] MCP/AS obtained the C2 rating in August, 1987.[16]

## Unisys OS 2200

The Unisys OS 2200 operating system includes an implementation of the DoD Orange Book B1, Labeled security protection level specification.[15] OS 2200 first obtained a successful B1 evaluation in September, 1989.[17] Unisys maintained that evaluation until 1994 through the National Computer Security Center Rating Maintenance Phase (RAMP) of the Trusted Product Evaluation Program.[18][19]

## See also

* Comparison of operating systems
* Security-focused operating system
* Trusted operating system

## Notes

1. ↑ See 6 Evaluation assurance levels for explanation of The Evaluation Assurance Levels.

## External links

* The common criteria portal's products list has an "Operating Systems" category containing CC certification results

## References

1. ↑ Fischer, PJ (30 March 2004). "CESG INFORMATION ASSURANCE AND CERTIFICATION SERVICES". http://www.sun.com/software/security/securitycert/images/TSol8_7-03CMS.jpg.
2. ↑ "Sun Common Criteria Certification". 2004-10-13. http://wwws.sun.com/software/security/securitycert/trustedsolaris.html.
3. ↑ "Error: no `|title=` specified when using {{Cite web}}". https://www.baesystems.com/ProductsServices/bae_prod_csit_xts400.html.Error:+no+`|title=`+specified when+using+{{[[Template:Cite+web|Cite+web]]}}[[Category:Articles+with+incorrect+citation+syntax|Security-evaluated+operating+system]]&rft.atitle=&rft_id=https://www.baesystems.com/ProductsServices/bae_prod_csit_xts400.html&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikibooks.org:Security-evaluated_operating_system">
4. ↑ "Red Hat Achieves Common Criteria Security Certification for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7" (in en). 26 October 2016. https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/red-hat-achieves-common-criteria-security-certification-red-hat-enterprise-linux-7.
5. ↑ Weber, Joachim (28 May 2010). ﻿Certification Report BSI-DSZ-CC-0924-2014 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux on 32 bit x86 Architecture, Version 6.2 from Red Hat, Inc.﻿ (Report). https://www.commoncriteriaportal.org/files/epfiles/0924a_pdf.pdf.
6. ↑ Kowalski, Bernd (23 October 2012). ﻿Cerfification Report BSI-DSZ-CC-0754-2012 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Version 6.2 with KVM Virtualization for x86 Architectures from Red Hat, Inc.﻿ (Report). Federal Office for Information Security. https://www.commoncriteriaportal.org/files/epfiles/0754a_pdf.pdf.
7. ↑ "CCEVS: Validated Product - Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 5". http://www.niap-ccevs.org/cc-scheme/st/?vid=10165.
8. ↑ "NIAP". http://www.niap-ccevs.org/cc-scheme/st/index.cfm/vid/10125.
9. ↑ "SUSE Linux Enterprise Earns Common Criteria EAL 4+,..." (in en). https://www.suse.com/news/SUSE-Linux-Enterprise-Earns-Common-Criteria-Certification/.
10. ↑ "Apple - Support - Downloads - Common Criteria Tools for 10.4". https://www.apple.com/support/downloads/commoncriteriatoolsfor104.html.
11. ↑ [1]
12. ↑ "Security Enhanced VMS (SEVMS)". http://h71000.www7.hp.com/openvms/products/sevms/.
13. ↑ "OpenVMS security presentation". http://www.decus.de/slides/sy2000/Vortraege_2803/1M01.PDF.
14. ↑ National Computer Security Center (NCSC) Trusted Product Evaluation List (TPEL)
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Department of Defense Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria (NSI 5200.28-STD). National Security Institute. 1985. http://nsi.org/Library/Compsec/orangebo.txt. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
16. ↑ Final Evaluation Report of Unisys Corporation A Series MCP/AS Release 3.7 (CSC-EPL-87/003, Library No. S228,515). Fort George G. Meade, MD: National Computer Security Center. September 27, 1989. http://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a208007.pdf.
17. ↑ Final Evaluation Report of Unisys Corporation OS 1100 (CSC-EPL-89/004, Library No. S33,122). Fort George G. Meade, MD: National Computer Security Center. September 27, 1989. http://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a234058.pdf.
18. ↑ Final Evaluation Report Unisys Corporation OS 1100/2200 (CSC-EPL-76/999, Library No. S225,nnn). Fort George G. Meade, MD: National Computer Security Center. July 26, 1994.
19. ↑ Rating Maintenance Phase Program Document (NCSC-TG-013-89, Library No. S-232,468). Fort George G. Meade, MD: National Computer Security Center. 23 June 1989. http://securityv.isu.edu/isl/ncsctg13.html. Retrieved 3 June 2015.

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