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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V is now Common Criteria Certified

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V is now Common Criteria Certified. For details, see: Windows...

Date: 03/23/2012

Microsoft Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2008 SP2 Now Certified as Common Criteria Validated Products

For details, please see the Future Fed blog post:...

Date: 04/27/2011

Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 are on the NIAP CCEVS Validated Products List

Microsoft Windows Vista and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 were Common Criteria (CC) validated on...

Date: 12/02/2009

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 in Common Criteria Evaluation

Microsoft Windows 7 and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 formally entered evaluation for Common...

Date: 11/05/2009

Windows Server 2003 Web Edition and CC Revisited

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition is a proper subset of the Windows Server 2003 editions...

Date: 09/30/2009

Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 are Common Criteria Certified at EAL4+

Microsoft Windows Vista and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 received their Common Criteria (CC)...

Date: 09/23/2009

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Role is now Common Criteria Certified at EAL4+

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Role has successfully completed validation against the Common...

Date: 09/23/2009

Windows Mobile 6.1 Certified with Common Criteria at EAL4

Windows Mobile 6.1 with System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 and System Center Mobile Device...

Date: 09/23/2009

Does Microsoft plan to evaluate Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 under CC?

Q: Does Microsoft plan to evaluate Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 under CC? A: Microsoft has...

Date: 08/04/2009

The Database Engine of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP2 Common Criteria Certification

The Database Engine of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP2, Enterprise Edition (English) Version...

Date: 07/08/2009

Microsoft SQL Server 2000 TCSEC Class C2 Certification

Microsoft SQL Server 2000 was validated against the DoD/NSA NCSC Trusted Computer System Evaluation...

Date: 07/08/2009

Has Windows Storage Server 2003 SP1 been Common Criteria Certified?

No, Windows Storage Server 2003 SP1 has not been certified/validated in a Common Criteria (CC)...

Date: 06/18/2009

SharePoint DoD 5015.2 Certification

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 with DoD Add-On Pack complies with the DoD 5015.02-STD Joint...

Date: 04/14/2009

SQL Server 2008 Database Engine CC Validated at EAL1+

The Database Engine of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition (English) x86 and x64, Version...

Date: 04/08/2009

Has Windows Server 2003 Web Edition been certified?

It is understood that there are no plans to evaluate the Web Edition of Windows Server 2003 against...

Date: 03/27/2009

Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006 is Common Criteria Certified

Microsoft Internet Security & Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006 has been validated and certified to...

Date: 03/09/2009

When will SP 1,2,3,… be CC certified?

Generally, we do not certify every Service Pack (SP), just major product releases. For example, our...

Date: 02/23/2009

Is IIS included in the Windows Server 2003 R2 CC evaluation?

The Common Criteria validation of Windows Server 2003 R2 includes IIS as a web server. Please see...

Date: 02/12/2009

Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) and CC

Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) was included in the Common Criteria validation of...

Date: 02/12/2009

Windows 2000 CC Certification and Microsoft Support Lifecycle

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Server, and Advanced Server were Common Criteria certified in...

Date: 02/07/2009

What about Windows XP Embedded?

MS Windows XP Embedded, Version 5.1 SP2 has been Common Criteria certified. This gives embedded...

Date: 02/07/2009

Have Terminal Services and RDP been certified?

Terminal Services and the RDP protocol were not included in the Target of Evaluation (TOE) of the...

Date: 02/07/2009

Trusted System Development Methodology (TSDM) Level 2 vs. Common Criteria

Certain draft PKI RFCs and DoD PKI requirements documents refer to the “Trusted System Development...

Date: 01/08/2009

What actually makes products more secure? SDL

Common Criteria security evaluations and certifications give us some measurable assurance that...

Date: 12/09/2008

Can you decipher this message?

Can you decipher this message? If so, please send me an email with the answer. NEPUZ PUSBN DGDTN...

Date: 11/03/2008

Windows Common Criteria Security Guidance Documentation and Technical Reports on TechNet

You can find all the latest Common Criteria security guidance documentation for Windows on TechNet:...

Date: 10/29/2008

"Are we there yet?"

One way to be automatically notified when a Common Criteria validation has successfully completed,...

Date: 10/14/2008

Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 are still in evaluation for CC EAL4+

Since the successful Common Criteria certification of Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows Server...

Date: 10/13/2008

Where is the Common Criteria Certificate for Microsoft Windows XP SP3?

Microsoft Windows XP with SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP2 R2 have been validated, but it is not our...

Date: 10/10/2008

Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 are CC EAL1 Certified

Jeju, South Korea -- Of particular interest to our customers in Japan, on September 24th, 2008,...

Date: 10/06/2008

Is the Estimated Completion Date for the CC certification of Windows Vista correct?

Those of us who monitor* the official NIAP CCEVS: Products and Protection Profiles In Evaluation...

Date: 08/06/2008

Is BitLocker security being evaluated?

Yes! BitLocker is included in the Windows Vista / Windows Server 2008 Common Criteria EAL4+...

Date: 08/05/2008

Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 CC Evaluations

The Common Criteria (CC) Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL) 1 evaluation of Microsoft Windows Vista...

Date: 08/04/2008

Common Criteria Certified Microsoft Products

For the official record of all Common Criteria Certified Microsoft products, see:...

Date: 07/29/2008

About Tim Myers' Blog!

This blog will help you find information about the security evaluations of Microsoft's products. The...

Date: 07/29/2008